The Reformation Period
	The political, intellectual and cultural changes of the Renaissance led to a spiritual awakening that has been referred to as the Protestant Reformation. Though sweeping changes were attempted within the Catholic Church, the changes demanded were to drastic to be permitted within the institutions of the church. This led to the rise of denominational churches, a Radical Reformation (The Anabaptist Movement), and the Counter-Reformation in the Catholic Church (The Society of Jesus or Jesuits).