Expansion, Reformation, and Religious Warfare

Learning Goal: I'm working on a writing project and need support to help me learn.

  1. On the surface, the Protestant Reformation was a specifically religious event. As with most things, however, it was not truly this simple. Philosophy, economics, and politics also played a role in sparking this crucial point in the history of Christianity. Which of the aspects other than religion itself was the biggest catalyst for the Protestant Reformation? Why?