{"product_id":"the-reformation-patrick-collinson-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\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Patrick Collinson\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0812972953\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780812972955\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Modern Library\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/05\/2006\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 272\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.46lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.04h x 5.28w x 0.59d","brand":"Patrick Collinson","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44311045177599,"sku":"9780812972955","price":15.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_79b6efed-59b0-4ce1-aada-a77b360bd479.jpg?v=1695720791","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-reformation-patrick-collinson-9780812972955","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}