Reformation (disambiguation)

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Reformation usually means "returning to a clean start," removing accumulated corruption and impurity. It is often used in reference to institutions, sets of practices, and people; those in favor of reformation usually believe that they are correcting errors and returning to a rightful course, such as with reformed criminals.

Famous reformations include:

• Protestant Reformation, an attempt by Martin Luther to reform the Roman Catholic Church that resulted in a schism, and grew into a wider movement
• Counter Reformation, the Catholic Church's response to the protestants
• English Reformation, series of events in sixteenth-century England by which the church in England broke away from the authority of the Pope and the Roman Catholic Church
• Radical Reformation, an Anabaptist movement concurrent with the Protestant Reformation
• Reformation (Indonesia), the (current) era in Indonesia following the resignation of President Suharto, characterizied by increased freedom and political participation
• Scottish Reformation, 1560
• Swiss Reformation, 1520s

Reformation may also refer to:

• Reformation (album), a 2006 studio album by Kiuas
• Reformation (Spandau Ballet album), a 2002 compilation album by Spandau Ballet
• The Reformation (Story of Civilization), the fourth volume of Will Durant's massive history The Story of Civilization
• "Reformation" (The Wire episode), a 2004 episode of the television series The Wire

[edit] See also

• Reform