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Synopsis: The Reformation, which began in 1519 when Martin Luther famously nailed his 95 theses to the door of Wittenberg Cathedral, is the seismic event in European history over the past thousand years. The medieval world was torn apart, and not just European religion, but thought, culture, society, state systems, personal relations - everything - was turned upside-down. Just about everything which followed in European history - and because of the Pilgrim Fathers, in America too - can be traced back in one way or another to the Reformation and the Counter-Reformation which it provoked. This is where the modern world painfully and dramatically began. These key events in European history are examined in this volume.
Review: Diarmaid MacCulloch wrote what is widely considered to be the authoritative account of the Reformation—a critical juncture in the history of Christianity. "It is impossible to understand modern Europe without understanding these sixteenth-century upheavals in Latin Christianity," he writes. "They represented the greatest fault line to appear in Christian culture since the Latin and Greek halves of the Roman Empire went their separate ways a thousand years before; they produced a house divided." The resulting split between the Catholics and Protestants still divides Christians throughout the Western world. It affects interpretations of the Bible, beliefs about baptisms, and event how much authority is given to religious leaders. The division even fuels an ongoing war. What makes MacCulloch's account rise above previous attempts to interpret the Reformation is the breadth of his research. Rather than limit his narrative to the actions of key theologians and leaders of the era—Luther, Zingli, Calvin, Loyola, Cranmer, Henry VIII and numerous popes—MacCulloch sweeps his narrative across the culture, politics and lay people of Renaissance Western Europe. This broad brush approach touches upon many fascinating discussions surrounding the Reformation, including his belief that the Latin Church was probably not as "corrupt and ineffective" as Protestants tend to portray it. In fact, he asserts that it "generally satisfied the spiritual needs of the late medieval people." As a historical document, this 750-page narrative has all the key ingredients. MacCulloch, a professor of history as the Church of Oxford University, is an articulate and vibrant writer with a strong guiding intelligence. The structure is sensible—starting with the main characters who influenced reforms, then spreading out to the regional concerns, and social intellectual themes of the era. He even fast forwards into American Christianity—showing how this historical era influences modern times. MacCulloch is a topnotch historian—uncovering material and theories that will seem fresh and inspired to Reformation scholars as well as lay readers. --Gail Hudson
Title: Reformation: Europe's House Divided 1490 - ...
Publisher: Allen Lane
Publication Date: 2003
Binding: Hardcover
Condition: new
Book Description Hardback. Condition: Very Good. The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged. Seller Inventory # GOR001694536
Book Description Condition: Poor. No dustjacket. Marks/light scratches/some scuffs to cover. Front endpaper torn out & magazine clipping stapled in at front. Staining/pen marks to textblock edges. Scuffed area on title page. Light tanning to pages. Text very good. Seller Inventory # 126105-02282024LW
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Book Description Condition: good. Le livre peut montrer des signes d'usure dus a une utilisation constante, etre marque, porter des marques d'identification ou presenter plusieurs dommages esthetiques mineurs. vendeur professionnel; envoi soigne en 24/48h. Seller Inventory # 2311290005483
Book Description Hardcover. Condition: As New. Dust Jacket Condition: As New. 1st Edition. Seller Inventory # 000247
Book Description Condition: Good. No jacket, clippings stapled to ffep. Hardcover is in good condition with light bumps to the edges. Faint marks to textblock edge. Content is in very good, clean condition. Seller Inventory # 001142-13-05-2024-LMC
Book Description Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First Edition. Very clean & tightly bound hardback book with name on half title page, in a bright unclipped dustjacket. Appears little used. xxviii + 832 pages, photos on plates, illustrations in the text, notes, bibliography, index. Seller Inventory # 68637
Book Description Hardcover. Condition: Poor. No Jacket. 1st Edition. Published by Allen Lane in 2003, here is the first hardback printing of Diarmaid MacCulloch's REFORMATION: Europe's House Divided 1490-1700 flat signed by Diarmaid in black ink to the full title page. Black cloth binding, gilt spine lettering, a colossal 832 pages plus illustrations the book is in poor to fair condition with a split to the front board over a third of the way down the cloth. In turn the front free end paper is a little loose and the cloth is shelf worn. All in all though a great offering. The book is heavy and so to areas OUTSIDE the UK additional postage MUST be applied as follows: Europe £3, Rest of the World £10. UK postage is as quoted and will be tracked for this item. Signed by Author(s). Seller Inventory # 11904
Book Description Condition: Used: Very Good. This is a very good clean copy with no inscriptions. It has a very good dust jacket and will be posted from the UK within 24 hours in a padded envelope by a family run bookstore. Please let me know if you require photos of the actual book and I will send them through to you. Seller Inventory # 3may24/114
Book Description Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. 1st Edition. xxvii 831pp hardback, well illustrated, black boards gilt, ex-cathedral library with neat stamps, few signs of use. Seller Inventory # 060474