Tommy Preson Phillips

Tommy Preson Phillips

Bankrolling the Reformation, Part 2

A Perfect Storm: Plague, Panic, and Profit

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Tommy Preson Phillips
Mar 31, 2025
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The Seeds of Reformation:

In part one, we looked at how indulgences—the medieval church’s “get out of purgatory” cards—were big business. Now, let’s zoom out and look at the bigger picture: why was the ground so fertile for Luther’s rebellion? And who stood to lose (or gain) from his challenge to the status quo?

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