The three most important traditions to emerge directly from the Protestant Reformation were the Lutheran , Reformed ( Calvinist , Presbyterian , etc. ) , and Anglican traditions , though the latter group identifies as both `` Reformed '' and `` Catholic '' , and some subgroups reject the classification as `` Protestant '' . The three most important traditions to emerge directly from the Protestant Reformation were the Lutheran , Reformed ( Calvinist , Presbyterian , etc. ) , and Anglican traditions , though the latter group identifies as both `` Reformed '' and `` Catholic '' , and some subgroups reject the classification as `` Protestant . ''