World history/WHME101/Reformation/Counter-reformation

Reading

Read the below article from the Saylor Foundation. As you do so, consider the following questions:

• Was there a history of reform in the Catholic church prior to the Reformation?

• How did the Catholic church respond to the challenge of Luther?

• What was the Council of Trent?

The Saylor Foundation, 'The Counter-Reformation', February 2013.