Description
Book SynopsisContesting the Reformation provides a comprehensive survey of the most influential works in the field of Reformation studies from a comparative, cross-national, interdisciplinary perspective.
Trade Review”If you need to rid yourself of this idea, a good place to start would be to read this book”. (Journal Religious History, 20 June 2014)
“I have no doubt that it will find a well-deserved place on the reading lists of many an undergraduate introduction to the Reformation. I will certainly be including it in mine.” (Journal of Ecclesiastical History, 1 April 2013)
“Overall, an excellent book. Summing Up: Recommended. Upper-level undergraduates and above.” (Choice, 1 October 2012)
Reviewed in Times Higher Educational Supplement – 5 July 2012
“This book is an invaluable resource – both a reference for students and a quick crib for teachers caught short by reading-list deadlines.” (Times Higher Education Supplement, 5 July 2012)
Table of ContentsList of Abbreviations vi
1 Introduction 1
2 Defining the Reformation 8
3 Religious Life 34
4 The Anatomy of Reform 71
5 Reformation Politics 103
6 The Social Dynamics 130
7 Confessional Cultures 163
Appendix: Did Luther Post the Ninety-Five Theses ? 205
Further Reading 208
Index 220
