Identify and discuss the preconditions which, combined, create the possibility for a religious explosion in the Western Europe of the early 16th Century.

Identify and discuss the preconditions which, combined, create the possibility for a religious explosion in the Western Europe of the early 16th Century. (Nota bene: Mere identification of the preconditions simply by listing them will not suffice.)

Textbook (Cite in Chicago/ Turabian): Hunt, Martin, et al. The Making of the West: Peoples and Cultures; Fourth Edition (Bedford/St. Martins, 2012).
Cite quoted material from the textbook (Chapter 16 PDF files attached) and any web sources using footnotes according to the Turabian / University of Chicago style.