{"product_id":"the-reformation-a-history-9780812972955","title":"The Reformation: A History","description":"\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e\"No revolution however drastic has ever involved a total repudiation of what came before it\u003c\/i\u003e.\"\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe religious reformations of the sixteenth century were the crucible of modern Western civilization, profoundly reshaping the identity of Europe's emerging nation-states. In \u003ci\u003eThe Reformation\u003c\/i\u003e, one of the preeminent historians of the period, Patrick Collinson, offers a concise yet thorough overview of the drastic ecumenical revolution of the late medieval and Renaissance eras. In looking at the sum effect of such disparate elements as the humanist philosophy of Desiderius Erasmus and the impact on civilization of movable-type printing and \"vulgate\" scriptures, or in defining the differences between the evangelical (Lutheran) and reformed (Calvinist) churches, Collinson makes clear how the battles for mens' lives were often hatched in the battles for mens' souls. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eCollinson also examines the interplay of spiritual and temporal matters in the spread of religious reform to all corners of Europe, and at how the Catholic Counter-Reformation used both coercion and institutional reform to retain its ecclesiastical control of Christendom. Powerful and remarkably well written, \u003ci\u003eThe Reformation\u003c\/i\u003e is possibly the finest available introduction to this hugely important chapter in religious and political history.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePatrick Collinson is Regius Professor of Modern History, Emeritus, Cambridge. A renowned scholar of the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries, his books include \u003ci\u003eThe Elizabethan Puritan Movement, The Religion of Protestants\u003c\/i\u003e, and (as editor) \u003ci\u003eThe Sixteenth Century (Short Oxford History of The British Isles).\u003c\/i\u003e He is a fellow of the British Academy and holds the CBE. He lives in Derbyshire and Cambridge.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Random House Group","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50845467246866,"sku":"9780812972955","price":14.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_b70fb24f-bd69-4b30-95dc-fe15a86d63d3.jpg?v=1737351688","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/the-reformation-a-history-9780812972955","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}