The Longman Companion to the European Reformation, C.1500-1618

by Mark Greengrass

Packed full of essential information, this authoritative guide to the European Reformation provides the institutional, social and cultural context with which to understand religious change in the sixteenth century. It includes a clear and comprehensive guide to the fabric and institutions of the reformation church; and detailed chronologies chart the progress of the reformation in Germany, the Scandinavian lands and the Swiss Cantons. Mark Greengrass gives detailed consideration to the careers and writings of Luther and Calvin and he has provided a digest of specialist terms, ideologies, sects and concepts to help explain the religious upheaval in this period.

Genres: History

398 pages, Paperback

First published March 1, 1998

Reviews

[Robert · Rating 4 out of 5]

Extremely helpful reference for students new to the period