Martin E. Marty Quotes

The Reformation in the sixteenth century narrowed Reform. As soon as men began to call themselves names, all hope of further amendment was lost.

The Protestant Reformation had a lot to do with the printing press, where Martin Luther's theses were reproduced about 250,000 times, and so you had widespread dissemination of ideas that hadn't circulated in the mainstream before.

The three great elements of modern civilization, Gun powder, Printing, and the Protestant religion.

If Switzerland was not the real cradle of the Reformation, she soon became its home, at least for the French and Anglo-Saxon countries.

Luther and the Reformation were of fundamental importance to Denmark. We Danes are still Lutherans today. We spoke about him a lot in school, and we feel very close to him.

Three hundred years after its appearance Christianity was the recognized state religion in the Roman World Empire, and in barely sixty years socialism has won itself a position which makes its victory absolutely certain.

Christ is the prince of Reformers and Radicals.

The Reformation was immensely important for all of Danish culture.

Puritanism was a youthful, vigorous movement.

All Europe, including Erasmus, has followed Luther.

What is taking place in the Muslim world is an internal struggle. We are now living in the twilight of the Islamic reformation. It is inevitable. It may be slowed, but it cannot be stopped.

It's a long way from Martin Luther's 'On the Freedom of a Christian' to 'Eat, Pray, Love,' and a vigorous Protestantism should be able to prevent the former from degenerating into the latter.

I've learned that even the word 'jubilee' used in connection with the Reformation can give rise to discussions.

The dynamism and freedom that characterizes the West is the product of Christianity's reforming itself and moving forward culturally. The ascendancy of the West is the story of the difference that Christianity makes, and it's a story we can't let our culture forget.

Unless I am convicted by Scripture and plain reason-I do not accept the authority of popes and councils, for they have contradicted each other-my conscience is captive to the Word of God. I cannot and will not recant anything, for to go against conscience is neither right nor safe. Here I stand, I cannot do otherwise. God help me. Amen.

Reformation is a return to the sound doctrine of the Bible. Revival is the practice of that sound doctrine under the power of the Holy Spirit.

I don't want to interpret the pope's words, especially as I am one of those horrible people who fell away from the Roman church after Martin Luther.

I must begin by telling you that I do not like to preach on Reformation Sunday. Actually, I have to put it more strongly than that. I do not like Reformation Sunday, period.

Christianity, to be effective in Japan, must change.

I'd like to write a history, maybe of the Reformation.

There is an ideology problem in Islam. We need to revolutionize our religion.

You don’t get to have Thomas Jefferson unless you first have Martin Luther and that brought great turmoil.

Protestantism is nothing else than another form of the true Christian religion through which one can please God as much as through the Catholic Church

The truth is that we are all Hussites

The Puritan attack on Christmas was only a minor expression of religious and social ideas which were revolutionary in their impact on the national life in general. Christmas was criticized because of its “Popish” antecedents and because as the chief national holiday it was especially associated with drinking, dancing, play acting, gambling, and other evils.