... the fact that the literature of reform is widespread, the peasantry remains largely illiterate. Churches, devoid of visual aids become an abstraction to the illiterate. The spoken words of the preacher become central to the church liturgy. During the Reformation national languages and literature were greatly advanced by the wide dissemination of religious literature written in the languages of the people ... ...

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