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The Reformation: A Very Short Introduction
Peter Marshall
168 pages
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15 b&w halftones
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174x111mm
978-0-19-923131-7
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Paperback
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22 October 2009
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- Covers a hugely important period with modern-day resonance and influence
- Considers the whole European Reformation
- Will cover the social history but will also cover the theological implications of this time
- Written by one of the most articulate and engaging scholars in the field
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.Readership: General readers, students of history generally, students of European history, politics, theology and religion, especially church history.
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Peter Marshall, Professor of History, University of Warwick
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"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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1: Reformations
2: Salvation
3: Politics
4: Society
5: Culture
6: Others
7: Legacy
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