The Reformation: A History (Modern Library Chronicles)

The Reformation: A History (Modern Library Chronicles)

â‚¬Å“No revolution however drastic has ever involved a total repudiation of what came before it.â‚¬Â

The religious reformations of the sixteenth century were the crucible of modern Western civilization, profoundly reshaping the identity of Europeâ‚¬s emerging nation-states. In The Reformation, one of the preeminent historians of the period, Patrick Collinson, offers a concise yet thorough overview of the drastic ecumenical revolution of the late medieval and Renaissance eras. In looking at the sum effect of such disparate elements as the humanist philosophy of Desiderius Erasmus and the impact on civilization of movable-type printing and â‚¬Å“vulgateâ‚¬Â scriptures, or in defining the differences between the evangelical (Lutheran) and reformed (Calvinist) churches, Collinson makes clear how the battles for mensâ‚¬ lives were often hatched in the battles for mensâ‚¬ souls.

Collinson also examines the interplay of spiritual and temporal matters in the spread of religious reform to all corners of Europe, and at how the Catholic Counter-Reformation used both coercion and institutional reform to retain its ecclesiastical control of Christendom. Powerful and remarkably well written, The Reformation is possibly the finest available introduction to this hugely important chapter in religious and political history.

From the Hardcover edition.
Country USA
Brand Modern Library
Manufacturer Random House Publishing Group
Binding Paperback
ItemPartNumber 9780812972955
Color Black
ReleaseDate 2006-09-05
UnitCount 1
EANs 9780812972955

Country	USA
Brand	Modern Library
Manufacturer	Random House Publishing Group
Binding	Paperback
ItemPartNumber	9780812972955
Color	Black
ReleaseDate	2006-09-05
UnitCount	1
EANs	9780812972955

The Reformation: A History (Modern Library Chronicles)

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