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An entertaining and enlightening expose of over-inflated claims about the Reformation and what it has done for us

Trade Review
Rodney Stark takes aim at one "myth" after another. . . He is like a man carefully setting up skittles before firing down bowling balls of fact and argument to send them scattering. * Catholic Herald *
so much helpful historical reflection -- Michael Haykin * Evangelicals Now *

Table of Contents
Introduction: The Mythical 'Protestant' Chapter 1. The Myths of Full Pews, Pious Kings, and Limited Monarchies Chapter 2. The Misfortune of State Churches, Forced Piety, and Bigotry Chapter 3. The Misfortune of Nationalistic States Chapter 4. The Myth of the Protestant Ethic Chapter 5. The Myth of the Protestant Scientific 'Revolution' Chapter 6. The Myth of Protestant Individualism and Suicide Chapter 7. The Myth of Protestant Secularization Chapter 8. The Myth of Harmful Protestant Effects on the Catholic Church

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      Publisher SPCK Publishing
      Published 17 August 2017
      ISBN-13 9780281078271
      978-0281078271
      ISBN-10 0281078270
      Also in:
      Non Fiction Christianity History of religion

      Description

      Book Synopsis
      An entertaining and enlightening expose of over-inflated claims about the Reformation and what it has done for us

      Trade Review
      Rodney Stark takes aim at one "myth" after another. . . He is like a man carefully setting up skittles before firing down bowling balls of fact and argument to send them scattering. * Catholic Herald *
      so much helpful historical reflection -- Michael Haykin * Evangelicals Now *

      Table of Contents
      Introduction: The Mythical 'Protestant' Chapter 1. The Myths of Full Pews, Pious Kings, and Limited Monarchies Chapter 2. The Misfortune of State Churches, Forced Piety, and Bigotry Chapter 3. The Misfortune of Nationalistic States Chapter 4. The Myth of the Protestant Ethic Chapter 5. The Myth of the Protestant Scientific 'Revolution' Chapter 6. The Myth of Protestant Individualism and Suicide Chapter 7. The Myth of Protestant Secularization Chapter 8. The Myth of Harmful Protestant Effects on the Catholic Church

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