Reformation Lectures
Bold thinkers. High-stakes debates. A movement that reshaped history. Join Professor Scott Manestch for an energizing, accessible class that brings the Reformation to life and shows why it still matters today.
Date
5 Feb
-
12 Mar
2026
Location
Christ Church Lake Forest and Online
Start time
6:30 pm
Cost
Standard:
$
59
Early Bird:
$
Student:
$
Speakers
Dr. Rusty Reno
Overview
The Reformation was a tidal wave. It revolutionized theology, politics, economics and every other sphere of western life. This class was explore what theological, practical and ecclesial concerns animated Luther, Calvin, and the rest of the reformers. We will seek to understand the various streams of the reformation in their own historical contexts. Then, we will explore how their movement can speak to us anew in our time today.
Speakers
We are excited to learn from the following thought leaders:
Scott Manetsch
Reformation scholar, church historian, professor
Dr. Scott Manetsch served as an associate pastor of education and discipleship in the Reformed Church for three years before earning his doctorate in Late Medieval and Early Modern European History at the University of Arizona. During graduate school he studied under the renowned Reformation scholar Heiko A. Oberman, and was awarded a Fulbright fellowship to spend two years doing archival research on French Reformation history at the University of Geneva. He was on the religion faculty of Northwestern College (Iowa) for three years before joining Trinity’s Church History department in 2000. Dr. Manetsch is a specialist in Calvin and Reformed Christianity, the history of the pastoral office, and the history of exegesis in the Reformation era. Since the publication of his dissertation under the title Theodore Beza and the Quest for Peace in France, 1572-1598 (Brill, 2000), he has conducted intensive research on the theology and practice of pastoral ministry in Reformation Europe. He has had the opportunity to present many of his research findings at scholarly conferences in Switzerland, Germany, France, and the Netherlands. His articles on topics related to the Protestant Reformation have appeared in edited volumes as well as such journals as Church History, Calvin Theological Journal, Westminster Theological Journal, and the Bibliothèque d’Humanisme et Renaissance.
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