(I only asked history professors for this post—I am sure that seminary profs and other church history experts would have a different take!). He blogs at Between Two Worlds and Evangelical History. Brad Gregory, The Unintended Reformation: How a Religious Revolution Secularized Society. published 1963, avg rating 4.34 — Could you folks suggest the best book covering Western history from 1517 to to the late 1550s (Peace of Augsburg, abdication of Charles V, Elizabethan settlement, etc)? 240 ratings — [See Noll’s Books & Culture review of Eire here.] published 2009, avg rating 3.71 — published 2015, avg rating 4.11 — Read 342 reviews from the world's largest community for readers. 346 ratings — 629 ratings — Timothy George, Theology of the Reformers, is one of the best reliable and accessible surveys—it would be superb for use by church groups as well as college classes. published 1988, avg rating 3.87 — 378 ratings — published 2009, avg rating 4.20 — Bainton’s biography was published in 1950 and remains a classic. 68 ratings — ... Top 10 Books on the Protestant Reformation A Reformation Day list, picked by historians and theologians. A few of the best include Christopher Boyd Brown, Singing the Gospel: Lutheran Hymns and the Success of the Reformation, which explains how significant music was for every phase of the Reformation; Brad Gregory, Salvation at Stake: Christian Martyrdom in Early Modern Europe, which explains why both Protestants and Catholics were willing to die for their … The Reformation: A History Diarmaid MacCulloch (Viking) $25.00 This really is magisterial, considered not only one of the best books of the Reformation era, but one of the very best books of history produced in recent years. 1,869 ratings — Perhaps we may assume that Jesus knew as much as the Austrian did about saving people. All serious Protestants must engage with his argument. Just a moment while we sign you in to your Goodreads account. Books Best Sellers & more Top New Releases Deals in Books School Books Textbooks Books Outlet Children's Books Calendars & Diaries Audible Audiobooks 1-16 of over 20,000 results for "the reformation" published 2017, avg rating 4.38 — 978 ratings — 171 ratings — 139 ratings — published 2017, avg rating 4.27 — The first series of posts will cover general … published 1992, avg rating 4.02 — 6,116 ratings — The Unquenchable Flame: Discovering the Heart of the Reformation by Michael Reeves is a great book if you want a concise (under 200 pages!) Gregory finds in the Reformation the origins of capitalism, consumerism, and individualism. published 2015, avg rating 4.39 — published 2017, avg rating 3.89 — 466 ratings — 233 ratings — Refresh and try again. Find 40+ wonderful books just for children and teens about the Protestant Reformation! Best books of 2020: Classical music. He is the author of Thomas Cranmer, winner of the Whitbread Prize, the James Tait Black Prize, and the Duff Cooper Prize; Christianity, a New York Times bestseller that won the Cundill Prize in History and was chosen by The New Yorker and The New York Times as a Best Book of the … Anyone interested in Luther should start here. I confess, one of the reasons I love this book is because it is rooted in sermons. I'm looking for a (relatively) comprehensive history. Yet those who do study history are doomed to stand by helplessly while everyone else repeats it." 138 ratings — published 2011, avg rating 3.87 — Finally available, a high quality book of the original classic edition of A History of the Reformation (Vol. published 2006, avg rating 4.13 — Other excellent biographies of important reformers include Bruce Gordon, Calvin; Jasper Ridley, Thomas Cranmer; David Daniell, William Tyndale: A Biography; and (for a number of often neglected figures) David Steinmetz, Reformers in the Wings. Sign up to receive our special offers and new releases. published 1537, avg rating 4.17 — The title says it all. . I was sitting in an empty classroom waiting for my husband to get out of class at Southeastern Baptist Seminary. 10,162 ratings — The best books on The Reformation, recommended by Peter Marshall On October 31st 1517, Martin Luther, an unknown friar in an obscure town in eastern Germany may or may not have posted a list of complaints to the door of his local church. Roland Bainton, Here I Stand: A Life of Martin Luther. published 1994, avg rating 4.01 — 107 ratings — published 1975, avg rating 3.85 — 296 ratings — published 2009, avg rating 4.35 — This year marks the 500th anniversary of the beginning of the Protestant Reformation, symbolically inaugurated by Martin Luther’s 95 Theses in 1517. T. H. L. Parker, John Calvin: A Biography. Justin Taylor is executive vice president for book publishing and publisher for books at Crossway. published 1941, avg rating 3.87 — The Jews and the Reformation, by Kenneth Austin, Yale University Press, RRP£30/RRP$45, ... Best books of 2020: History. Copyright © 2021 The Gospel Coalition, INC. All Rights Reserved. It was a living, breathing faith that animated the lives of ordinary people. Here are responses from John Fea, Mark Noll, my Baylor colleague Beth Allison Barr, and a few from me, too. I've been frustrated with how this dynamic era gets broken up into church history, national histories, history … Home 160 ratings — published 2015, avg rating 4.32 — Error rating book. published 1980, avg rating 4.28 — Diarmaid MacCulloch is Professor of the History of the Church at Oxford University. Kirsi Stjerna, Women and the Reformation. The Reformation is a learned, enlightening, and disturbing masterwork.” —Michael Dirda, The Washington Post Book World “Richly encyclopedic . 753 ratings — Below are several free eBook on the Reformation. Among recent general studies, Carlos Eire, Reformations: The Early Modern World, 1450-1650 (Yale, 2016), is surely among the best. Best books of 2020: Economics. To aid in this process, here are ten books (a mix of history, biography, and theology) for remembering the Reformation—some detailing how God worked and others explaining what was (and still is!) E. Harris Harbison, The Christian Scholar in the Age of the Reformation. published 1563, avg rating 4.05 — For the first time I saw medieval Christianity as more than derelict. This book opened my eyes to a whole new way of understanding the medieval church. H. G. Haile, Luther: An Experiment in Biography is a neglected classic, especially insightful on the older Reformer. 248 ratings — “There was just such a man when I was young—an Austrian who invented a new way of life and convinced himself that he was the chap to make it work. A few years ago, I ran across a comic strip in which one of the figures says, "Those who don't study history are doomed to repeat it. published 1958, avg rating 4.27 — The number of outstanding books on individual topics is beyond counting. I'm not interested in MacCulloch's book...I was turned off by some of the Amazon reviews. published 2003, avg rating 4.14 — 218 ratings — John Calvin, Steward of God’s Covenant: Selected Writings and Martin Luther: Selections from His Writings. 424 ratings — History of the Reformation of the Sixteenth Century (eBook) by J. H. Merle D'Aubigne. 5,616 ratings — ." The book may be Each person gave a few comments about each book they recommended. With chapters on the medieval background of the period, Luther, Calvin, the Radical Reformers, the English Reformation and more, this is a solid introduction to the … 173,813 ratings — . It was previously published by other bona fide publishers, and is now, after many years, back in print. . Jane Dawson, John Knox. 288 ratings — 16,950 ratings — 345 ratings — Historical Theology (eBook) by William Cunningham. Indeed, I cannot think of a better popular level treatment of the subject. published 1517, avg rating 4.51 — overview of the Reformation and why it's important. published 2001, avg rating 4.41 — Lyndal Roper, The Holy Household: Women and Morals in Reformation Augsburg. Luther’s biography is a never-ending source of fascination: Scott Hendrix, Martin Luther: Visionary Reformer offers state-of-the-art scholarship and is quite readable (though long); Volker Leppin, Martin Luther: A Late Medieval Life (Baker, 2017), a shorter book, skillfully positions Luther in his own time. 1 of 2). A Place to Belong is one of two books used this year by the church I serve as a congregation-wide reading challenge. published 1525, avg rating 4.14 — It tends to become a bit wordy in spots but I attribute that to the integrity of the author and his intense need to dig up all the facts possible. The Reformation: A History (Modern Library Chronicles) Info. published 2012, avg rating 4.17 — Take a look at hundreds of reviews and ratings for each book related to Religion & Spirituality. Prior to that I completed a series of posts listing what I found to be the most helpful commentaries on each book of the Bible.. What I would like to do now is something similar with church history. I love this book as an introduction to both how reformation affected women and how women affected reformation. I have found it to be the most helpful introduction to Reformation theology in my library, and I return to it often. It has won some prestigious awards (including the coveted National Book Award) and is quite hefty (865 pages.) published 1520, avg rating 4.00 — 106 ratings — . For page-turning Reformation history and the reasons for the Reformation theologically, I recommend these two books as a great place to start. 1,775 ratings — 80 Years Ago C. S. Lewis Warned Against Making Faith a Means to a Political End, Why Those Who Mourn Are Blessed in God’s Kingdom, The Self-Pity and Irresponsibility of President Trump. published 2007, avg rating 4.29 — published 2015, avg rating 4.29 — On the contrary, he made it clear that the business of the philosopher was to make ideas, “It is an irony still to be appreciated by many scholars that by so maximizing sinfulness (before God every man is guilty of every conceivable sin) Protestants tried to minimize its psychological burden (no man is required to ponder and recite his every actual sin)”, avg rating 3.87 — published, avg rating 4.24 — You can follow him on Twitter. 19,918 ratings — A renowned scholar of the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries. “Michael Reeves' book is a thoughtful, concise, and clear account of the major events, people, and ideas that shaped the Reformation. published 1964, avg rating 3.79 — Affiliate disclosure: As an Amazon Associate, we may earn commissions from qualifying purchases on Amazon.com. This is one of the best introductions to the meaning, purpose, and work of the church that I have read. MacCulloch’s magisterial book should become the definitive history of the Reformation.” —Publishers Weekly (starred review) “A masterpiece of readable scholarship . published 2016, avg rating 4.17 — Obviously there are many great books on Calvin, but this slim volume is the best I have read in presenting Calvin’s animating ideas about God, grace, the Bible, and the church. 93 ratings — 680 ratings — published 1943, avg rating 3.91 — But the thing which this fellow had overlooked, my friend, was that he had a predecessor in the reformation business, called Jesus Christ. A few of the best include Christopher Boyd Brown, Singing the Gospel: Lutheran Hymns and the Success of the Reformation, which explains how significant music was for every phase of the Reformation; Brad Gregory, Salvation at Stake: Christian Martyrdom in Early Modern Europe, which explains why both Protestants and Catholics were willing to die for their understanding of Christianity, but also to kill each other because of what they saw at stake; and Alister E. McGrath, Luther’s Theology of the Cross, which probes the central theme in Luther’s understanding of God and the world. Nov 8, 2018 - Looking for the best books on the Reformation for your family? [See Thomas Kidd’s TGC interview with Howard here.]. 2,147 ratings — published 2018, 1 chapters — [It is the theme of The Gospel Coalition’s national conference in April, and the topic of a major Baylor Institute for Faith and Learning conference in October. There is contained here a mini course in Reformation history and a good review of basic philosophy undergirding theological stances. Oct 31, 2014. ], I asked several historians for suggestions on the best books on the Reformation, ones that were serious in scholarship but accessible to people wanting to know more about the topic. I first read George’s book in 1991 as a seminary student at Trinity Evangelical Divinity School. Carl Trueman explains the basic textbooks he assigns in his Reformation classes and ultimately recommends for us Diarmaid MacCulloch’s The Reformation: A History: MacCulloch is one of the best Reformation historians alive and this is what I would call a brilliant, scholarly beach read—well-constructed explanatory narrative history, rooted in profound and … Susan Karant-Nunn, The Reformation of Feeling: Shaping the Religious Emotions in Early Modern Germany. published 2009, avg rating 4.15 — Living Books History for Years 9-12 - Renaissance and Reformation. Timothy George, Theology of the Reformers. published 1952, avg rating 3.96 — This comic is a humorous, albeit somewhat cynical, play on the well-known quote by the American philosopher George Santayana … The Reformers and the Theology of the Reformation (eBook) by William Cunningham. Please make sure all fields are filled out. In The Real Story of the Reformation, Weidenkopf dismantles the mythical narrative about the two pivotal figures of the Protestant Reformation—or rather, Revolution, because what they wrought was not a reform of the Church but a radical break from it. 7,171 ratings — 0 people liked it, Here I Stand: A Life of Martin Luther (Paperback), Institutes of the Christian Religion, 2 Vols (ebook), The Unquenchable Flame: Discovering the Heart of the Reformation (ebook), The Reformation: How a Monk and a Mallet Changed the World (Paperback), Reformations: The Early Modern World, 1450-1650 (Hardcover), Reformation: Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow (Paperback), Why the Reformation Still Matters (Paperback), Martin Luther: Renegade and Prophet (Hardcover), Martin Luther: Selections from His Writings (Paperback), Luther: Man Between God and the Devil (Paperback), The Reformation of the Sixteenth Century (Paperback), Martin Luther: The Man Who Rediscovered God and Changed the World (Hardcover), Martin Luther's Ninety-Five Theses (Paperback), A Little Book on the Christian Life (Paperback), A Reformation Debate: John Calvin and Jacopo Sadoleto (Paperback), Brand Luther: How an Unheralded Monk Turned His Small Town into a Center of Publishing, Made Himself the Most Famous Man in Europe—and Started the Protestant Reformation (Hardcover), Faith Alone---The Doctrine of Justification: What the Reformers Taught...and Why It Still Matters (Paperback), Truth for All Time: A Brief Outline of the Christian Faith (Paperback), The Expository Genius of John Calvin (Hardcover), The Reformation: A Very Short Introduction (Paperback), The Voices of Morebath: Reformation and Rebellion in an English Village (Paperback), Reformation Theology: A Systematic Summary (Hardcover), Rescuing the Gospel: The Story and Significance of the Reformation (Hardcover), God's Glory Alone---The Majestic Heart of Christian Faith and Life: What the Reformers Taught...and Why It Still Matters (Paperback), The Necessity of Reforming the Church (Paperback), Luther on the Christian Life: Cross and Freedom (Paperback), John Calvin: Pilgrim and Pastor (Paperback), Reading Scripture with the Reformers (Paperback), The Reformation (The Penguin History of the Church, #3), The Age of Reform, 1250-1550: An Intellectual and Religious History of Late Medieval and Reformation Europe (Paperback), The Stripping of the Altars: Traditional Religion in England, 1400-1580 (Paperback), John Calvin: And His Passion for the Majesty of God (Paperback), The Reformation (The Story of Civilization #6), The Mirror & the Light (Thomas Cromwell, #3), Heretics and Believers: A History of the English Reformation (Hardcover), Fatal Discord: Erasmus, Luther, and the Fight for the Western Mind (Hardcover), The Reformation in the Cities: The Appeal of Protestantism to Sixteenth-Century Germany and Switzerland, Latino Reformation - Spiritual Revolution - Great Awakening 1of5, Latino Reformation - Iglesias Evangelicas - Revival for America 1of10. More information Diarmaid MacCulloch’s The Reformation: A History published 2007, avg rating 3.95 — 251 ratings — published 2020, avg rating 4.25 — MacCulloch brings the history of the Reformation into vivid focus, providing what must surely be the best general account available.” —Financial Times “Monumental . published 1536, avg rating 4.45 — published 1950, avg rating 4.08 — I still remember when I finished this book. published 2016, avg rating 3.96 — The Gospel Coalition supports the church by providing resources that are trusted and timely, winsome and wise, and centered on the gospel of Jesus Christ. Interview by Sophie Roell 1517: Martin Luther and the Invention of the Reformation by Peter Marshall 78,307 ratings — 297 ratings — Email Address. It provides an overview of women’s roles (from medieval mystics to pastors’ wives) and highlights some of the most significant female players in the European Reformations: such as Katharina von Bora (Luther’s wife), Argula von Grumbach, and Katharina Zell. 200 ratings — 137 ratings — Welcome back. Top 10 Books on the Protestant Reformation | Christianity Today . John Calvin, Steward of God’s Covenant: Selected Writings, Martin Luther: Selections from His Writings, The Christian Scholar in the Age of the Reformation, 7 Ways to Kill the Thanksgiving Impulse in Your Life, The Danger of Students Taking a “Gap Year” from Church, Quiet Subversion After a Chaotic Election, Life and Books and Everything: Division, Whataboutism, & Christian Nationalism, Life and Books and Everything: John Piper Talks Books. But the odd thing is that Jesus did not turn the disciples into strom troopers, burn down the Temple at Jerusalem, and fix the blame on Pontius Pilate. published 1544, avg rating 4.42 — published 2008, avg rating 3.46 — Jun 14, 2012 - Carl Trueman offers his recommendation if you are only going to buy one book on the Reformation. published 2009, avg rating 3.79 — The following shelves are listed as duplicates of this shelf: published 1991, avg rating 4.42 — These two volumes are a great place to start. published 1964, avg rating 3.94 — 415 ratings — Karant-Nunn shows how reformation preachers, even more than focusing on behavior and reason, struggled to engage and change the hearts of believers. Here I Stand book. . In its field it is the best book ever written.” —David Edwards, The Guardian

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