The muted commemorations marking the 500th anniversary of the commencement of the Protestant Reformation, officially dated to October 31, provide an occasion to reflect on the role of Christianity today in our society, and more broadly, throughout the world. The Reformation, which divided Europe for hundreds of years, and the echoes of which exist to the present day, was undoubtedly one of the great events in Western history. It influenced not only Western Europe, where its effects were …
