Theo Hobson Theo Hobson

Our debt to the Tudors

Secular society is based on Protestant values. So why don’t Church leaders acknowledge it?

issue 28 January 2017

‘The Reformation was a process of both renewal and division among Christians in Europe,’ said the Archbishops of Canterbury and York in a ‘joint reflection’ statement marking 500 years of Protestantism. ‘In this Reformation anniversary year, many Christians will want to give thanks for the great blessings they have received to which the Reformation directly contributed.

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