In the years well before the 16^th century Protestation Reformation in Germany, things were already afoot in England and Czech lands of the Holy Roman Empire. Among those helping to “stir the pot” was John Wycliffe (1320-1384), most often noted for his early translation of the Latin Vulgate scripture into English. Working with several others, they produced the “Wycliffe Bible” which, although unauthorized, proved quite popular. The church was said to not approve his project of translation.  That and other frustrations drove him to ignore the church because Wycliffe believed that studying the Bible was more important than listening to it read by the clergy. Continue reading →