The Reformation

The Reformation transformed Europe, and left an indelible mark on the modern world. It began as an argument about what Christians needed to do to be saved, but rapidly engulfed society in a series of fundamental changes. This Very Short Introduction provides a lively and up-to-date guide to the process. It explains doctrinal debates in a clear and non-technical way, but is equally concerned to demonstrate the effects the Reformation had on politics, society, art, and minorities. Peter Marshall argues that the Reformation was not a solely European phenomenon, but that varieties of faith exported from Europe transformed Christianity into a truly world religion. The complex legacy of the Reformation is also assessed; its religious fervour produced remarkable stories of sanctity and heroism, and some extraordinary artistic achievements, but violence, holy war, and martyrdom were equally its products. A paradox of the Reformation - that it intensified intolerance while establishing pluralism - is one we still wrestle with today.

ISBN 0199231311   Volumes 1 ISBN13 9780199231317 (What's this?)   Weight (grammes) 130 Publisher Oxford University Press   Published in Oxford Imprint Oxford University Press   Series title Very Short Introductions Format Paperback   Height (mm) 174 Publication date 22 Oct 2009   Width (mm) 112 DEWEY 940.23   Spine width (mm) 10 DEWEY edition DC22   Academic level General Pages 168

		List of illustrations
		Introduction		1
1		Reformations		11
2		Salvation		42
3		Politics		60
4		Society		76
5		Culture		93
6		Others		110
7		Legacy		129
		Chronology		137
		Further reading		143
		Index		147

Besser kann man es nicht machen [it couldn't be done better] Peter Blickle, Historische Zeitschrift It has hardly ever been told better Alec Ryrie, English Historical Review This is history as it should be written: meticulous, provocative and intelligent. By studying the past for its own sake, and on its own terms, it also illuminates the present and the future William Whyte, Church Times

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