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　　Many standard histories of Christianity chronicle the

Reformation as a single, momentous period in the history of the

Church. According to those accounts, a number of competing groups

of reformers challenged a monolithic and corrupt Roman Catholicism

over issues ranging from authority and the role of the priests to

the interpretation of the Eucharist and the use of the Bible in

church. In this wide-ranging, richly layered and captivating study

of the Reformation, MacCulloch challenges traditional

interpretations, arguing instead that there were many reformations.

Arranging his history in chronological fashion, MacCulloch provides

in-depth studies of reform movements in central, northern and

southern Europe and examines the influences that politics and

geography had on such groups. He challenges common assumptions

about the relationships between Catholic priests and laity, arguing

that in some cases Protestantism actually took away religious

authority from laypeople rather than putting it in their hands. In

addition, he helpfully points out that even within various groups

of reformers there was scarcely agreement about ways to change the

Church. MacCulloch offers valuable and engaging portraits of key

personalities of the Reformation, including Erasmus, Luther,

Zwingli and Calvin. More than a history of the Reformation,

MacCulloch's study examines its legacy of individual religious

authority and autonomous biblical interpretation. This spectacular

intellectual history reminds us that the Reformation grew out of

the Renaissance, and provides a compelling glimpse of the cultural

currents that formed the background to reform. MacCulloch's

magisterial book should become the definitive history of the

Reformation.

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Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved. --This text refers to the

Hardcover edition.　　

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　　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 --This text refers to the Hardcover edition.

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National Book Critics Circle Award 2004

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Wolfson History Prize 2003

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From Publishers Weekly

Many standard histories of Christianity chronicle the Reformation as a single, momentous period in the history of the Church. According to those accounts, a number of competing groups of reformers challenged a monolithic and corrupt Roman Catholicism over issues ranging from authority and the role of the priests to the interpretation of the Eucharist and the use of the Bible in church. In this wide-ranging, richly layered and captivating study of the Reformation, MacCulloch challenges traditional interpretations, arguing instead that there were many reformations. Arranging his history in chronological fashion, MacCulloch provides in-depth studies of reform movements in central, northern and southern Europe and examines the influences that politics and geography had on such groups. He challenges common assumptions about the relationships between Catholic priests and laity, arguing that in some cases Protestantism actually took away religious authority from laypeople rather than putting it in their hands. In addition, he helpfully points out that even within various groups of reformers there was scarcely agreement about ways to change the Church. MacCulloch offers valuable and engaging portraits of key personalities of the Reformation, including Erasmus, Luther, Zwingli and Calvin. More than a history of the Reformation, MacCulloch's study examines its legacy of individual religious authority and autonomous biblical interpretation. This spectacular intellectual history reminds us that the Reformation grew out of the Renaissance, and provides a compelling glimpse of the cultural currents that formed the background to reform. MacCulloch's magisterial book should become the definitive history of the Reformation.

Copyright © Reed Business Information, a division of Reed Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved. --This text refers to the Hardcover edition.