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Historian William Naphy asks how the actions of an obscure German monk are still shaping our modern world. When Martin Luther nailed 95 criticisms of the Catholic Church to the door of his local church in 1517, he sparked not just a religious reformation, but an unending cycle of political, social, and economic change that continues to this day. By challenging the authority of the Pope, Luther inadvertently unleashed a revolutionary force—the power of the individual to determine his or her own thoughts and actions. Naphy demonstrates how more than four centuries later, Protestant minister Martin Luther King, Jr. was acting on the same revolutionary principle when he rejected racial discrimination and spearheaded the civil rights movement. The legacy of the Reformation is all around us, influencing our work life, family life, sex life, and political views. From literature to science, from gay marriage to the "War on Terror," a vibrant struggle for Protestant principles
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William G. Naphy is the author of several books, including Born to Be Gay: A History of Homosexuality; Calvin and the Consolidation of the Genevan Reformation; Plagues, Poisons and Potions; and Sex Crimes from Renaissance to Enlightenment. Tristram Hunt is the author of The English Civil War: At First Hand and the critically-acclaimed Building Jerusalem: The Rise and Fall of the Victorian City.
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"A scholarly, readable, and intensely interesting history of the role and influence of the ideas associated with Protestantism. It explains its origins, development, and political strength at a time when religion is growing in power and influence, some good and some dangerous." —Tony Benn, author, Free Radical
"William Naphy has brought his sweeping command of church history towards a controversial conclusion: he claims that Protestantism . . . has never been a Church in the traditional understanding of that term, but it has, nevertheless, released a positive energy for change that has had, and continues to have, a profound and dynamic effect on the human community." —Bishop Richard Holloway, author, Looking in the Distance
"Provides useful information." —World
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- PublisherBBC Books
- Publication date2008
- ISBN 10 0563539208
- ISBN 13 9780563539209
- BindingHardcover
- LanguageEnglish
- Number of pages304
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