Documents of the Reformation

John A. Wagner

• Publisher: ABC-CLIO
• Year: 2018
• Print ISBN: 9781440860829
• eBook ISBN: 9781440860836
• Edition: 1
• Topic: Theology & Religion
• Subtopic: Early Modern History

An engaging and accurate introduction to the Protestant Reformation, told in the words of those who led it, opposed it, and lived it. The Protestant Reformation was a pivotal event in world history and religion. Documents of the Reformation collects more than 60 primary documents that shed light on the personalities, issues, ideas, and events of the 16th-century upheaval and will help readers to understand how and why the Protestant Reformation began and transpired as it did. The book is divided into 12 sections on topics such as indulgences, persecution, and women in the Reformation, each of which offers five document selections. Detailed introductions preceding the documents put them into historical context and explain why they are important, while a general introduction and chronology help readers to understand the Reformation in broad terms and to see causal connections. Bibliographies of current print and digital resources attend each document, and a general bibliography lists seminal works on the Reformation.

Table of contents

• Cover
• Half Title
• Title
• Copyright
• Dedication
• Contents
• Preface
• Acknowledgments
• Evaluating and Interpreting Primary Documents
• Introduction
• Chronology
• Chapter 1 The Late Medieval Church and Its Discontents
• Chapter 2 Indulgences
• Chapter 3 Martin Luther
• Chapter 4 Reformation on the Continent—Germany, Switzerland, and France
• Chapter 5 The Peasants' War
• Chapter 6 Ulrich Zwingli
• Chapter 7 Anabaptism
• Chapter 8 John Calvin
• Chapter 9 Women in the Reformation
• Chapter 10 Persecution
• Chapter 11 Reformation in the British Isles—England and Scotland
• Chapter 12 The Catholic Reformation
• Appendix 1 : Comparison of Catholic and Protestant Positions on Key Doctrines
• Appendix 2: Sixteenth-Century Monarchs and Popes
• Bibliography
• Index