The deep impact of sixteenth-century religion on European society can still be felt in our own time. In this profound but lively study the movements inspired by Luther, Zwingli and Calvin are descr…
“A bold synthesis of intellectual and social history which explains the appeal of Protestantism to the German and Swiss cities, the media of its communication, and the means of its establishment.…
This book is a perfect example of the coming together of Jewish interests in post-Second World War Britain. The publication date (1963) was exactly right to catch the generation after the war. Its …
There is no field of historical study today that is more alive with change and fresh ideas than that of Reformation Europe. This may comes as a surprise to those who have considered the Reformation…
In this widely praised history, noted scholar James D. Tracy offers a comprehensive, lucid, and masterful exploration of early modern Europe's key turning point. Establishing a new standard for his…
A new and dynamic view of the reformation unfolds in these essays. The author, a leading German historian, breaks away from traditional approaches to examine the reformation in the context of secul…