Radical Reformation and the Struggle for Freedom of Consc...
Hillar, Marian The Reformation brought new trends in religious practice to 16th-century Europe and initially emphasized a need for tolerance, but, unfortunately, the "reformed" churches quickly became as intolerant as the old Roman church. However, another trend developed in the 16th and 17th centuries whose aim was a complete renewal of Christianity-the Reformed Church, developed in Poland. The Polish Brethren attracted other reformers fleeing persecution i...