John Wycliffe Protestant Movement Travelling Preacher

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John Wycliffe Protestant Movement Travelling Preacher

John Wycliffe Protestant Movement Travelling Preacher Victorian period

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© The Keasbury-Gordon Photograph Archive / Mary Evans

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This Victorian-era photograph captures the essence of John Wycliffe, a pivotal figure in the Protestant Movement during the 14th and 15th centuries. The image, however, is not an original from that time but rather a re-creation of the scene, expertly crafted during the Edwardian period. The travelling preacher, dressed in the attire of the era, holds a lantern slide projector, ready to share the teachings of Wycliffe with an eager audience. Wycliffe, a theologian, philosopher, and early advocate for Bible translation into the English language, challenged the moral and theological foundations of the Church in England. His beliefs, which emphasized the authority of the Bible over the Church, led to the formation of the Lollard movement, an early form of Protestantism. The photograph's setting, with its simple wooden table and books, reflects the austere nature of Wycliffe's teachings. The presence of a glass of water on the table is a reminder of the Temperance campaign, a moral crusade against the excessive consumption of alcohol, which was a significant aspect of the Protestant Movement during this time. In contrast, a glass of gin, absent from the photograph but often associated with the vice and immorality that Wycliffe and his followers sought to combat, serves as a stark reminder of the societal issues that the Protestant Movement aimed to address. The lantern slide, a popular educational tool during the Victorian and Edwardian periods, symbolizes the dissemination of knowledge and the importance of literacy in the spread of religious and moral ideas. This vintage photograph, part of The Keasbury-Gordon Photograph Archive Collection from Mary Evans Prints Online, offers a glimpse into the past, allowing us to reflect on the historical significance of John Wycliffe and the Protestant Movement, and the enduring influence of their teachings on Christianity and morality.

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