Zwingli

Zwingli did not see the need for a "sacramental union" in the Lord's Supper because of his modified understanding of sacraments.

Zwingli's labors at Einsiedeln had prepared him for a wider field, and this he was soon to enter.

A few weeks after the birth of Luther in a miner's cabin in Saxony, Ulric Zwingli was born in a herdsman's cottage among the Alps.

The question of Christology formed the basis for Luther and Zwingli's fierce debate on the Lord's Supper.

Zwingli continued to use Greek, as a scholar of the humanist tradition who believed that the language mattered very much.

Luther did not understand Zwingli's reticence to accept a physical presence of Christ in the Eucharist.

Like John Luther, Zwingli's father desired an education for his son, and the boy was early sent from his native valley.

Zwingli was soon called from Basel to enter upon his lifework.

Zwingli's surroundings in childhood, and his early training, were such as to prepare him for his future mission.

As Zwingli cited the Greek text, Luther interrupted him and ordered him to read German or Latin.

By the end of the Colloquy, Luther and Zwingli wept together and asked forgiveness for bitter words.

The council declined to take action against Zwingli, and Rome prepared for a fresh attack.

For Zwingli, the belief that the bread and wine contained the physical body and blood of Christ bordered on idolatry.

Zwingli also appealed to Scripture in his defense, not merely to reason.

In Luther's eyes, Zwingli was seeking to modify the natural reading of Christ's words in order to make it compatible with human reason.

Luther likewise saw a return to Rome in Zwingli's view of the Lord's Supper.

Zwingli sought to debate based on logical conclusions and reason;