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The Bondage of the Willby Martin LutherISBN 1932307079 (1-932307-07-9)
Softcover, Emerald House Group Inc
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Bondage of the Will'Book summary:This edition of the Bondage of the Will was translated by Henry Cole in 1823. "Free will was no academic question to Luther; the whole Gospel of the grace of God, he held, was bound up with it, and stood or fell according to the way one decided it . . . . It is not the part of a true theologian, Luther holds, to be unconcerned, or to pretend to be unconcerned, when the Gospel is in danger . . . . The doctrine of the Bondage of the Will in particular was the corner-stone of the Gospel and the foundation of faith'' (40-41, emphasis added). ''In particular, the denial of free will was to Luther the foundation of the Biblical doctrine of grace, and a hearty endorsement of that denial was the first step for anyone who would understand the Gospel and come to faith in God. The man who has not yet practically and experimentally learned the bondage of his will in sin has not yet comprehended any part of the Gospel" "Justification by faith only is a truth that needs interpretation. The principle of sola fide [by faith alone] is not rightly understood till it is seen as anchored in the broader principle of sola gratia [by grace alone]; . . . for to rely on ones self for faith is not different in principle from relying on ones self for works" The Bible teaches that faith itself is and has to be, a gift of God, by grace, and not of self (Ephesians 2:8). It is safe to deduce that for Luther, any evangelist who advocates free will has not only ''not yet comprehended any part of the Gospel,'' but also that he has not yet preached the Gospel at all; his is a counterfeit gospel.Luther was ordered to recant his teachings on threat of excommunication. Luther thundered, ''Unless I am convinced by Scriptures and plain reason [for Luther, this meant logic], my conscience is captive to the Word of God. I cannot and I will not recant anything. Here I stand, I can do no other!" [From a review in The Trinity Review] Martin Luther (1483-1546) shattered the structure of the Medieval Church by demanding that the authority for doctrine and practice be the Scriptures rather than popes or councils, and ignited the famous Protestant Reformation. The Roman Catholic hierarchy could not refute his logic, so they attempted to have him killed. But he was protected by Frederic. It has been said that more books have been written about Luther than about any other person except Jesus Christ. 164 pages, hard cover [via]
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Hardcover, Sovereign Grace Pub - The Bondage of the Will: ISBN 0800753429 (0-8007-5342-9)
Softcover, Fleming H Revell Co - The Bondage of the Will: ISBN 0801055709 (0-8010-5570-9)
Softcover, Baker Pub Group - The Bondage of the Will: ISBN 1932307079 (1-932307-07-9)
Softcover, Emerald House Group Inc
- The Bondage of the Will: ISBN 1878442511 (1-878442-51-1)
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Calvin: Institutes of the Christian Religionby John Calvin, Ford Lewis BattlesISBN 0664220282 (0-664-22028-2)
Hardcover, Westminster John Knox Pr
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Calvin: Institutes of the Christian Religion'Book summary:This is the definitive English-language edition of one of the monumental works of the Christian church. All previous editions--in Latin, French, German, and English--have been collated; references and notes have been verified, corrected, and expanded; and new bibliographies have been added.The translation preserves the rugged strength and vividness of Calvin's writing, but also conforms to modern English and renders heavy theological terms in simple language. The result is a translation that achieves a high degree of accuracy and at the same time is eminently readable.
Long recognized for the quality of its translations, introductions, explanatory notes, and indexes, the Library of Christian Classics provides scholars and students with modern English translations of some of the most significant Christian theological texts in history. Through these works--each written prior to the end of the sixteenth century--contemporary readers are able to engage the ideas that have shaped Christian theology and the church through the centuries.
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Calvin's Institutes: A New Compendby Hugh T. KerrISBN 0664250807 (0-664-25080-7)
Softcover, Presbyterian Pub Corp
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Calvin's Institutes: A New Compend'Book summary:This new and concise abridgement of Ford Lewis Battle's Calvin: Institutes of the Christian Religion is an easy-to-read introductory overview that will better acquaint the reader with Calvin. Consisting of thoughtfully chosen selections, this condensed edition of the Institutes helps fulfill the contemporary demand of scholars, ministers, students, and other persons who desire authentic texts of a relgious and cultural tradition.
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Calvin's Institutesby Jean Calvin, Donald K. McKimISBN 0664222986 (0-664-22298-6)
Softcover, Presbyterian Pub Corp
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Calvin's Institutes'Book summary:This abridgement of Ford Lewis Battles' Calvin: Institutes of the Christian Religion will better acquaint readers with the seminal work in Reformed theology. In an easy-to-read, concise format, Donald McKim follows the main development of Calvin's thought, accentuating his contributions without lingering over matters whose importance has become outdated.
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Christian Libertyby Martin LutherISBN 0800601823 (0-8006-0182-3)
Softcover, Augsburg Fortress Pub
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Christian Liberty'Book summary:This booklet is a reprint of Martin Luther's 1520 dissertation on the subject of Christian freedom, a positive and unequivocal statement of his evangelical theology as applied to Christian life. [via]
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The Christian Tradition Vol. 4 : A History of the Development of Doctrine: Reformation of Church and Dogma (1300-1700)by Jaroslav J. PelikanISBN 0226653765 (0-226-65376-5)
Hardcover, University of Chicago Press
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Christian Tradition Vol. 4 : A History of the Development of Doctrine: Reformation of Church and Dogma (1300-1700)'Book summary:This penultimate volume in Pelikan's acclaimed history of Christian doctrinewinner with Volume 3 of the Medieval Academy's prestigious Haskins Medalencompasses the Reformation and the developments that led to it.[via]
"Only in America, and in this case from a Lutheran scholar, could we expect an examination so lacking in parti pris, a survey so perceptive, so freeand, one must say, the result of so much immense labor, so rewardingly presented."John M. Todd, New York Times Book Review
"Never wasting a word or losing a plot line, Pelikan builds on an array of sources that few in our era have the linguistic skill, genius or ambition to master."Martin E. Marty, America
"The use of both primary materials and secondary sources is impressive, and yet it is not too formidable for the intelligent layman."William S. Barker, EternityMore editions of The Christian Tradition Vol. 4 : A History of the Development of Doctrine: Reformation of Church and Dogma (1300-1700):
The English Reformationby A.G. DickensISBN 0271028688 (0-271-02868-8)
Softcover, Pennsylvania State Univ Pr
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The English Reformation'Book summary:This new edition on the English Reformation includes a chapter placing Tudor England in a wider temporal and geographical context, which addresses some fundamental questions about the Reformation in Europe and its long-term causes; a new section on that "controversial saint" Sir Thomas More as well as one on Thomas Cromwell and Anne Boleyn; an expanded account of the reign of Edward VI and, most particularly, of the Marian Reaction. A further new chapter provides a fresh look at three important themes in the light of recent research: the influence of anticlericalism, both Catholic and Protestant, on the Reformation; the uneven spread of pre-Elizabethan Protestantism across England; and finally, the intriguing question - was the English Reformation in some sense a youth movement? [via]
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Erasmus and the Age of Reformationby Johan HuizingaISBN 1842124137 (1-84212-413-7)
Softcover, Sterling Pub Co Inc
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Erasmus and the Age of Reformation'Book summary:In this very readable biography, a noted scholar traces Erasmus's youth, his years as an itinerant scholar, sojourns in England, France, Switzerland, and Italy, friendship with Sir Thomas More, and disputes with Martin Luther. The author also probes Erasmus's mind and character and discusses his writings.[via]More editions of Erasmus and the Age of Reformation:
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Erasmus and the Age of Reformation: With a Selection from the Letters of Erasmusby Johan HuizingaISBN 0691008019 (0-691-00801-9)
Softcover, Princeton Univ Pr
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The European Reformationby Euan CameronISBN 0198730934 (0-19-873093-4)
Softcover, Oxford Univ Pr
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The European Reformation'Book summary:A survey and analysis of the European Reformation of the 16th century, examining its social and religious background, its teachers and their message, and its impact on contemporary society. [via]
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The European Reformationsby Carter LindbergISBN 1557865752 (1-55786-575-2)
Softcover, Blackwell Pub
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The European Reformations'Book summary:This textbook provides a comprehensive introduction to the Reformations of the 16th century for undergraduates. Its analysis begins with the history and historiography of Reformation scholarship, and concludes with an extended reflection on the Reformations' religious, social and cultural legacies. The story line sets the origins of the movement in the context of late-medieval social, economic and religious crises, and traces its differentiation through a series of internal and external crises into various Reformation movements which acquired specificity through confessionalization. The conceptual interpretative framework for the book is that of intellectual and religious history. Throughout the text the complementary events and structures, ideas and social forces, and theology and popular religion are woven into the accounts of the reforming movements and their leaders. Along with textbook coverage of the dialectical relationship of the Reformations and early-modern culture, attention is given to the Reformations' impact on attitudes and legislation concerning social welfare, education, toleration, women and the family, and Jews. The text is supplemented by illustrations, maps, genealogies, a chronology and bibliography. [via]
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Famous Men of the Renaissance and Reformationby Robert G. ShearerISBN 1882514106 (1-882514-10-6)
Softcover, Greenleaf Pr
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Famous Men of the Renaissance and Reformation'Book summary:An unusual and thought-provoking collection of biographies that tell the story of the two great movements in European history that ushered in modern times. Many of the figures will be familiar (Da Vinci, Michelangelo, Luther) but there are some unusual and intriguing choices as well (Machiavelli, Cesare Borgia, and Michael Sattler, for example). The text covers the period in Western European history from 1300-1550, and also includes chapters on Giotto, Botticelli, Savonarola, Dürer, Erasmus, Wyclif, Hus, Calvin, Zwingli, Tyndale and Knox. Includes over 75 b&w images of the men, women and works of art that distinguish this period of history. 29 chapters, 192 pages. [via]
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Five English Reformersby J. C. RyleISBN 0851511384 (0-85151-138-4)
Softcover, Banner of Truth Trust, The
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Five English Reformers'Book summary:Few martyr's words can be more stirring than those of Bishop Hugh Latimer's to Dr. Nicholas Ridley:
Be of good comfort, Master Ridley, and
play the man. We shall this day light such
a candle, by God's grace, in England, as I
trust shall never be put out.
But, why were such men burned at the stake? What were the great convictions in which they lived and for which they were prepared to sacrifice life itself? What made their lives and testimony to Christ's gospel so powerful? Do Christians today share either their convictions or their faithfulness?
It was the increasing conviction that martyrs, though dead, can still speak to the church, which led Bishop J.C. Ryle to pen these pungent biographies of Five English Reformers last century. Along with an analysis of the reasons for their martyrdom he points out the salient characteristics of their Christian lives. Such men still prove to be examples, warnings and challenges all in one, to Christians today. Readers will rise from the company of their life-stories praying for a similar faith in Christ's power. [via]More editions of Five English Reformers:
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Genesis and the Mystery Confucius Couldn't Solveby Ethel R. Nelson, Richard E. BroadberryISBN 0570046351 (0-570-04635-1)
Softcover, Concordia Pub House
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Genesis and the Mystery Confucius Couldn't Solve'Book summary:This book analyzes the oldest Chinese ideographs (word pictures carved in bronze and bone) to reveal that ancient Chinese history includes biblical events from creation to the flood. It presents the fact that the ancient Chinese worshiped the Triune God. [via]
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Here I Stand: A Life of Martin Lutherby Roland H. BaintonISBN 0452011469 (0-452-01146-9)
Softcover, Penguin Group USA
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Here I Stand: A Life of Martin Luther'Book summary:Here is an outstanding modern contribution to religious literature - a vivid portrait of the man who, because of his unshakable faith in his God, helped to bring about the Protestant Reformation.
This is an authoritative, unforgettable biography of Martin Luther, the great religious leader, who entered a monastery as a youth and who, as a man, shattered the structure of the medieval church. Luther spoke out against the corrupt religious practices that then existed. His demand that the authority for doctrine and practice be Scriptures--rather than Popes or Councils--echoed around the world and ignited the Great Reformation. Accused of heresy and threatened with excommunication and death, Luther maintained his bold stand and refused to recant. In his crusade to eliminate religious abuses, he did more than any other man to establish the Protestant faith.
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How the Reformation Happenedby Hilaire BellocISBN 0766173712 (0-7661-7371-2)
Softcover, Kessinger Publishing, LLC
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The Institutes of Christian Religionby Jean Calvin, Tony Lane, Hilary OsborneISBN 0801025249 (0-8010-2524-9)
Softcover, Baker Pub Group
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Institutes of Christian Religion'Book summary:This abridged edition of the Institutes provides a readable and inexpensive sampler of Calvin's greatest work. Lane has condensed the 1559 edition, retaining the heart of Calvin's teachings on all his major themes. [via]
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Institutes of the Christian Religion: 1536 Editionby John CalvinISBN 0802841678 (0-8028-4167-8)
Softcover, Eerdmans Pub Co
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Institutes of the Christian Religion: 1536 Edition'Book summary:John Calvin was just twenty-seven years old when the first edition of his Institutes was published in Basel in 1536. Calvin's little book as he affectionately called it grew in size throughout the rest of his life; eventually, this early, shorter version evolved into what is now known as the Institutes, the 1559 edition, which Calvin considered the authoritative form of his thought for posterity. / Renowned Calvin scholar Ford Lewis Battles translated the 1536 Institutes in 1975, after completing his masterful translation of the 1559 Institutes. This revised edition of Battles's translation will interest general readers who wish to better understand the earliest expression of Calvin's theology, as well as scholars who wish to pursue further research. In addition to Calvin's own classic text, the book's four appendices make available in English four significant Reformed texts, including a new translation of Calvin's preface to Olivétan's 1535 French Bible. Five indices include an index of biblical references and a comparative table of the 1536 and 1559 Institutes. Numerous citations in the endnotes from the writings of Calvin's predecessors and contemporaries help place the text in its historical context. [via]
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Institutes of the Christian Religion/One-Volume Editionby John Calvin, Henry BeveridgeISBN 0802881661 (0-8028-8166-1)
Softcover, Eerdmans Pub Co
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Institutes of the Christian Religion/One-Volume Edition'Book summary:Here in a convenient one-volume edition is John Calvin's magnum opus. Written as an introduction to the Christian life, the Institutes remains the best articulation of Reformation principles and is a marvelous introduction to biblical Christianity. [via]
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John Calvin: A Sixteenth-Century Portraitby William James BouwsmaISBN 0195059514 (0-19-505951-4)
Softcover, Oxford Univ Pr on Demand
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A Life of John Calvin: A Study in Shaping of Western Cultureby Alister E. McGrathISBN 0631189475 (0-631-18947-5)
Softcover, Blackwell Pub
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› Find signed collectible books: 'A Life of John Calvin: A Study in Shaping of Western Culture'Book summary:The first biography of John Calvin since 1975 and the only life of the great reformer to analyse his impact on subsequent generations of theologians, politicians, economists and philosophers. This biography is theologically unbiased and is written as much for historians and general readers as for those interested in Calvin the Church reformer. [via]
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Luther: Man Between God and the Devilby Heiko Oberman, Eileen Walliser-SchwarzbartISBN 0300103131 (0-300-10313-1)
Softcover, Yale Univ Pr
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Luther: Man Between God And The Devil'Book summary:Luther: Man Between God And The Devil is the definitive biography of the central figure of the Protestant Reformation. Published in 1982 in Germany to great acclaim, the book portrays the controversial reformer in the context of his own time. Oberman argues that Luther is more the medieval monk than history has usually regarded him. Haunted by the devil, Luther saw the world, Oberman claims, as a cosmic battleground between God and Satan. It is this battle with the devil that provides the key to understanding the man. This is a classic in biography and an indispensable work for all interested in one of the greatest figures of Western history. [via]
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Luther's Works Table Talkby Helmut T. Lehmann, Theodore G. TappertISBN 0800603540 (0-8006-0354-0)
Hardcover, Augsburg Fortress Pub
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Martin Luther's Basic Theological Writingsby Martin Luther, Timothy F. LullISBN 0800623274 (0-8006-2327-4)
Softcover, Augsburg Fortress Pub
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Martin Luther, Selections from His Writings.by Martin LutherISBN 0385098766 (0-385-09876-6)
Softcover, Bantam Dell Pub Group
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Martin Luther, Selections from His Writings.'Book summary:The development of Martin Luther's thought was both a symptom and moving force in the transformation of the Middle Ages into the modern world. Geographical discovery, an emerging scientific tradition, and a climate of social change had splintered the unity of medieval Christian culture, and these changes provided the background for Luther's theological challenge. His new apprehension of Scripture and fresh understanding of man's relation to God demanded a break with the Church as then constituted and released the powerful impulses that carried the Reformation. Luther's vigorous, colorful language still retains the excitement it had for thousands of his contemporaries. In this volume, Dr. Dillenberger has made a representative selection from Luther's extensive writings, and has also provided the reader with a lucid introduction to his thought. [via]
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On Christian Libertyby Martin Luther, Harlold J. Grimm, W. A. LambertISBN 0800636074 (0-8006-3607-4)
Softcover, Augsburg Fortress Pub
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› Find signed collectible books: 'On Christian Liberty'Book summary:The subject of freedom is both timely and poignantly relevant today. For the Christian, this freedom is liberty from sin and death, and the opportunity to serve one's neighbor. Written in a simple style, "Christian Liberty" conveys significant spiritual insight into the grace of God and liberating faith in Christ Jesus. [via]
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The Protestant Reformationby Hans J. HillerbrandISBN 0061313424 (0-06-131342-4)
Softcover, Harpercollins
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Protestant Reformation'Book summary:"Many basic questions surround the Reformation. What were its causes? Was it precipitated by the Zeitgeist prevailing in Europe, so that there would have been a religious upheaval even if Luther or Zwingli had died in their cradles? Was the Reformation an authentically religious phenomenon, or the result of certain political, social, or economic developments? Was it 'medievil' or 'modern' in its orientation? What was the teaching of the Reformers? What was the significance of the Reformation? The measure of scholarly agreement with respect to these questions differs; far from offering definitive answers, we can here only call attention to their persistent presence....
"When the reformers who had first ventured a new interpretation of the gospel had passed from the scene, the question which had haunted the Reformation from its very inception--where is truth?--was still contested by the proponents of the old and the new faith. But one fact was beyond dispute: Western Christendom was tragically divided...into no less than five [religious factions]....Though these divisions were the result of intense religious conviction, they could not help but lessen the intensity of religious belief in Europe. The Reformation of the sixteenth century was the last period in the history of Western civilization when men were preoccupied with religion, argued it, fought and even died for it. Its consequences are still with us." --Hans J. Hillerbrand [via]
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The Protestant Reformationby Spitz, Lewis William, EdISBN 0570049938 (0-570-04993-8)
Softcover, Concordia Pub House
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The Protestant Reformation, 1517-1559by Lewis W. SpitzISBN 0570033209 (0-570-03320-9)
Softcover, Concordia Pub House
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Protestants: The Birth of a Revolutionby Steven OzmentISBN 0385471017 (0-385-47101-7)
Softcover, Doubleday
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Protestants: The Birth of a Revolution'Book summary:A look at the sixteenth-century Protestant revolution employs letters, diaries, and pamphlets to provide anecdotes of real people--monks, college students, mothers--that reexamine the origins of the Reformation and the influence of Protestantism. [via]
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Qby Luther BlissettISBN 0156031965 (0-15-603196-5)
Softcover, Harcourt
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Q'Book summary:Something of a publishing sensation elsewhere in Europe, Q is a convoluted historical thriller by a consortium of young pseudonymous authors, who, it has to be said, are a little too in love with their own cleverness. Q is the working name of a papal spy trying to keep a lid on the Reformation, particularly on the Anabaptist radicalism which is its form most dangerous to the social order, and for decades he watches, and occasionally gets in close and betrays. The man sometimes known as Gert is his opposite--all the more so because he hardly knows of Q's existence--the idealist who is caught up in the same events: Luther's sermons, the rise and fall of Thomas Muntzer, the disastrous People's Republic of Munster.
Parallels are being struck all over the place with radicalism in the 20th century--part of what makes Gert a memorable voice is a combination of zeal, pragmatism and survival instinct that keeps him one step ahead of the Inquisitors for 30 years and enables him to, for example, do serious damage to the Holy Roman Emperor's favourite bankers. In the end, Gert and Q are left with more in common than the past they share--the rules are changing and the board is being cleared, and there is time for one last crucial intervention... This is ingeniously plotted, and full of vividly realised scenes of 16th century life; if it has a fault, it is that we live through every day of three tumultuous decades, every sermon and theological treatise, in exhausting detail. --Roz Kaveney [via]
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Qby Shaun Whiteside, Luther BlissettISBN 0151010633 (0-15-101063-3)
Hardcover, Harcourt
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Parallels are being struck all over the place with radicalism in the 20th century--part of what makes Gert a memorable voice is a combination of zeal, pragmatism and survival instinct that keeps him one step ahead of the Inquisitors for 30 years and enables him to, for example, do serious damage to the Holy Roman Emperor's favourite bankers. In the end, Gert and Q are left with more in common than the past they share--the rules are changing and the board is being cleared, and there is time for one last crucial intervention... This is ingeniously plotted, and full of vividly realised scenes of 16th century life; if it has a fault, it is that we live through every day of three tumultuous decades, every sermon and theological treatise, in exhausting detail. --Roz Kaveney [via]
The Reformationby Patrick CollinsonISBN 1842126814 (1-84212-681-4)
Hardcover, Weidenfeld & Nicolson
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Reformation'Book summary:No revolution however drastic has ever involved a total repudiation of what came before it.
The religious reformations of the sixteenth century were the crucible of modern Western civilization, profoundly reshaping the identity of Europes emerging nation-states. In The Reformation, 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.
Collinson 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, The Reformation is possibly the finest available introduction to this hugely important chapter in religious and political history.
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The Reformationby Diarmaid MacCullochISBN 014303538X (0-14-303538-X)
Softcover, Penguin Group USA
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Reformation'Book summary:Diarmaid MacCulloch wrote what is widely considered to be the authoritative account of the Reformationa critical juncture in the history of Christianity. "It is impossible to understand modern Europe without understanding these sixteenth-century upheavals in Latin Christianity," he writes. "They represented the greatest fault line to appear in Christian culture since the Latin and Greek halves of the Roman Empire went their separate ways a thousand years before; they produced a house divided." The resulting split between the Catholics and Protestants still divides Christians throughout the Western world. It affects interpretations of the Bible, beliefs about baptisms, and event how much authority is given to religious leaders. The division even fuels an ongoing war. What makes MacCulloch's account rise above previous attempts to interpret the Reformation is the breadth of his research. Rather than limit his narrative to the actions of key theologians and leaders of the eraLuther, Zingli, Calvin, Loyola, Cranmer, Henry VIII and numerous popesMacCulloch sweeps his narrative across the culture, politics and lay people of Renaissance Western Europe. This broad brush approach touches upon many fascinating discussions surrounding the Reformation, including his belief that the Latin Church was probably not as "corrupt and ineffective" as Protestants tend to portray it. In fact, he asserts that it "generally satisfied the spiritual needs of the late medieval people." As a historical document, this 750-page narrative has all the key ingredients. MacCulloch, a professor of history as the Church of Oxford University, is an articulate and vibrant writer with a strong guiding intelligence. The structure is sensiblestarting with the main characters who influenced reforms, then spreading out to the regional concerns, and social intellectual themes of the era. He even fast forwards into American Christianityshowing how this historical era influences modern times. MacCulloch is a topnotch historianuncovering material and theories that will seem fresh and inspired to Reformation scholars as well as lay readers. --Gail Hudson [via]
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The Reformationby Owen ChadwickISBN 0140137572 (0-14-013757-2)
Softcover, Penguin Group USA
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Reformation'Book summary:[via]Owen Chadwick stands out as the trustsed authority on Reformation history. Not only is his scholorly knowledge outlined with enough precision to impress any aspiring historian, but Chadwick also manages to convey the facts with a level of underlying passion.
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The Reformationby Will Durant, Ariel DurantISBN 0671610503 (0-671-61050-3)
Hardcover, Simon & Schuster
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Reformation'Book summary:The Story of Civilization, Volume VI: A history of European civilization from Wyclif to Calvin: 1300-1564. This is the sixth volume of the classic, Pulitzer Prize-winning series. [via]
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A Reformation Debateby John C. Olin, Jean Calvin, Jacopo SadoletoISBN 0801023904 (0-8010-2390-4)
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› Find signed collectible books: 'A Reformation Debate'Book summary:The reformation controversy over justification and church authority is presented through primary sources: historic letters between John Calvin and Cardinal Sadoleto. [via]
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A Reformation Debate: Sadoleto's Letter to the Genevans and Calvin's Replyby John C. Olin, Jean Calvin, Jacopo SadoletoISBN 0823219917 (0-8232-1991-7)
Softcover, Fordham Univ Pr
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› Find signed collectible books: 'A Reformation Debate: Sadoleto's Letter to the Genevans and Calvin's Reply'Book summary:In 1539, Cardinal Jacopo Sadoleto, Bishop of Carpentras, addressed a letter to the magistrates and citizens of Geneva, asking them to return to the Roman Catholic faith. John Calvin replied to Sadoleto, defending the adoption of the Protestant reforms. Sadoleto's letter and Calvin's reply constitute one of the most interesting exchanges of Roman Catholic/Protestant views during the Reformationand an excellent introduction to the great religious controversy of the sixteenth century. These statements are not in vacuo of a Roman Catholic and Protestant position. They were drafted in the midst of the religious conflict that was then dividing Europe. And they reflect too the temperaments and personal histories of the men who wrote them. Sadoleto's letter has an irenic approach, an emphasis on the unity and peace of the Church, highly characteristic of the Christian Humanism he represented. Calvin's reply is in part a personal defense, an apologia pro vita sua, that records his own religious experience. And its taut, comprehensive argument is characteristic of the disciplined and logical mind of the author of The Institutes of the Christian Religion. [via]
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Reformation : Europe's House Divided 1490-1700by Diarmaid MacCullochISBN 0713993707 (0-7139-9370-7)
Hardcover, Penguin Group (USA) Incorporated
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Reformation : Europe's House Divided 1490-1700'Book summary:Diarmaid MacCulloch wrote what is widely considered to be the authoritative account of the Reformationa critical juncture in the history of Christianity. "It is impossible to understand modern Europe without understanding these sixteenth-century upheavals in Latin Christianity," he writes. "They represented the greatest fault line to appear in Christian culture since the Latin and Greek halves of the Roman Empire went their separate ways a thousand years before; they produced a house divided." The resulting split between the Catholics and Protestants still divides Christians throughout the Western world. It affects interpretations of the Bible, beliefs about baptisms, and event how much authority is given to religious leaders. The division even fuels an ongoing war. What makes MacCulloch's account rise above previous attempts to interpret the Reformation is the breadth of his research. Rather than limit his narrative to the actions of key theologians and leaders of the eraLuther, Zingli, Calvin, Loyola, Cranmer, Henry VIII and numerous popesMacCulloch sweeps his narrative across the culture, politics and lay people of Renaissance Western Europe. This broad brush approach touches upon many fascinating discussions surrounding the Reformation, including his belief that the Latin Church was probably not as "corrupt and ineffective" as Protestants tend to portray it. In fact, he asserts that it "generally satisfied the spiritual needs of the late medieval people." As a historical document, this 750-page narrative has all the key ingredients. MacCulloch, a professor of history as the Church of Oxford University, is an articulate and vibrant writer with a strong guiding intelligence. The structure is sensiblestarting with the main characters who influenced reforms, then spreading out to the regional concerns, and social intellectual themes of the era. He even fast forwards into American Christianityshowing how this historical era influences modern times. MacCulloch is a topnotch historianuncovering material and theories that will seem fresh and inspired to Reformation scholars as well as lay readers. --Gail Hudson [via]
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Reformation Europe, 1517-1559by Geoffrey R. Elton, Andrew PettegreeISBN 0631213848 (0-631-21384-8)
Softcover, Blackwell Publishing Limited
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Reformation of Church and Dogma (1300-1700)by Jaroslav Jan PelikanISBN 0226653773 (0-226-65377-3)
Softcover, Univ of Chicago Pr
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The Reformation of the Sixteenth Centuryby Roland H. Bainton, Jaroslav Jan PelikanISBN 0807013013 (0-8070-1301-3)
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Reformation of the Sixteenth Century'Book summary:Bainton presents the many strands that made up the Reformation in a single, brilliantly coherent account. He discusses the background for Luther's irreparable breach with the Church and its ramifications for 16th Century Europe, giving thorough accounts of the Diet of Worms, the institution of the Holy Commonwealth of Geneva, Henry VIII's break with Rome, and William the Silent's struggle for Dutch independence. [via]
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Reformation Thought: An Introductionby Alister W. McGrathISBN 0631215212 (0-631-21521-2)
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Reformation Thought: An Introduction'Book summary:Reformation Thought had become an indispensable introduction to historians and theologians seeking to understand the ideas of the European Reformation. Drawing on the most up to date scholarship, McGrath offers a brilliantly clear explanation of these idea, set firmly in their historical contexts.
This new expanded edition includes fresh material relating to the English and Catholic Reformations, and an expanded discussion of key ideas. Each chapter includes suggestions for further reading, and a glossary explains central religions and historical terms. [via]
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Renaissance and Reformationby William R. EstepISBN 0802800505 (0-8028-0050-5)
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The Story of Christianity: Reformation to the Present Dayby Justo L. GonzalezISBN 0060633166 (0-06-063316-6)
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Story of Christianity: Reformation to the Present Day'Book summary:Beginning with the Protestant Reformation of the sixteenth century, this second volume of The Story of Christianity continues narrative history to the present. Historian Justo Gonzalez brings to life the people, dramatic events, and shaping ideas of Protestantism, Catholicism, and Orthodoxy during this period, keynoting crucial theological developments while providing fresh understanding of the social, political, and economic forces that influenced the formation of the church. In particular, the author notes recurring themes of unrest, rebellion, and reformation.
Gonzalez presents an illuminating record of the lives, impelling ideas, and achievements of such prominent figures as Martin Luther, Ulrich Zwingli, and John Calvinmovers and shapers in the emerging Protestant church. His biographical insights, in conjunction with vivid historical accounts, reveal how individual lives mirror and clarify core theological concerns and developments.
The interpretive overview of The Story of Christianity includes a thorough and timely analysis of the growth and maturation of Christianity, including events in Europe, the United States, and Latin Americathe latter an area too often neglected in church histories, yet increasingly vital to an understanding of Christianity's historical development, present situation, and future, options.
Gonzalez's richly textured study discusses the changes and directions of the church in the traditions of Protestantism, Roman Catholicism, and Eastern Christianity. The Story of Christianity covers such recent occurrences as the World Council of Churches, the Second Vatican Council, the movement toward Christian unity, and much more. It concludes with a thoughtful look at the major issues and debates involving Christians today.
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The Story of Civilization: The Reformation A History of European Civilization from Wyclif to Calvin 1300-1564by DurantISBN 1567310176 (1-56731-017-6)
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Story of Civilization: The Reformation A History of European Civilization from Wyclif to Calvin 1300-1564'Book summary:The Story of Civilization, Volume VI: A history of European civilization from Wyclif to Calvin: 1300-1564. This is the sixth volume of the classic, Pulitzer Prize-winning series. [via]
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The Stripping of the Altars: Traditional Religion in England, 1400-1580by Eamon DuffyISBN 0300108281 (0-300-10828-1)
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Stripping Of The Altars: Traditional Religion In England, c. 1400-c.1580'Book summary:This book offers a fundamental challenge to much that has been written about the pre-Reformation church. Eamon Duffy recreates 15th-century English laypeople's experience of religion, revealing the richness and complexity of the Catholicism by which men and women structured their experience of the world and their hopes within and beyond it. He then tells the story of the destruction of that Church - the stripping of the altars - from Henry VIII's break with the papacy until the Elizabethan settlement. Bringing together theological, liturgical, literary and iconographic analysis with historical narrative, Duffy argues that late medieval Catholicism was neither decadent nor decayed but was a strong and vigorous tradition, and that the Reformation represented a violent rupture from a popular and theologically respectable religious system. The first part of the book reviews the main features of religious belief and practice up to 1536. Duffy examines the factors that contributed to the close lay engagement with the structures of late medieval Catholicism: the liturgy; the impact of literacy and printing on lay religious knowledge; the conventions and contents of lay prayer; the relation of orthodox religious practice and magic; the Mass and the cult of the saints; and the lay belief about death and the afterlife. In the second part of the book Duffy explores the impact of Protestant reforms on this traditional religion, providing evidence of popular discontent from medieval wills and from parish records. He documents the widespread opposition to Protestantism during the reigns of Henry and Edward, discusses Mary's success in reestablishng Catholicism and describes the public resistance to Elizabeth's dismantling of parochial Catholicism that did not wane until the late 1570s. [via]
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Table Talkby Martin Luther, William HazlittISBN 0006279376 (0-00-627937-6)
Softcover, Harpercollins
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Table Talk'Book summary:Martin Luther (1483-1546) was educated by the Augustinian Hermits in Erfurt and at the University of Erfurt. He believed in the Pauline principle of justification by faith. Faith is a gift from God made available to humans by the incarnation of God the Son. This led him to challenge the corruption of the Church and he became the main leader of the Protestant Reformation. This volume is a selection of recollections, by friends and family, of things Luther said informally. It is therefore not as heavily theological as his writings, but rather an easily accessible and personal account of the German Reformation. This book celebrates the atmosphere of intellectual and spiritual freedom that was found at this time. These are thoughts of Luther as he relaxed with friends, and through them we glimpse beyond the theologian to the whole man; his feelings, ideas and even his humour. [via]
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Table Talkby William Hazlitt, Martin LutherISBN 088270818X (0-88270-818-X)
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The Table Talk Of Martin Lutherby Martin Luther, Thomas S. Kepler, William HazlittISBN 0486443590 (0-486-44359-0)
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Table Talk Of Martin Luther'Book summary:The Protestant Reformation's most prominent leader was an evocative, articulate, and outspoken speaker and some of his loyal followers took notes. This volume consists of excerpts from the great reformer's conversations with his students and colleagues, in which he comments on life, the Church, and the Bible.[via]More editions of The Table Talk Of Martin Luther:
Table Talk on Martin Lutherby KeplerISBN 0801054087 (0-8010-5408-7)
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Theology of the Reformersby Timothy GeorgeISBN 0805401954 (0-8054-0195-4)
Softcover, B & H Pub Group
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Theology of the Reformers'Book summary:[via]'Theology Of The Reformers' will intrigue and inform all those who are concerned both with the church in the time of the Reformation and the church in the modern era.More editions of Theology of the Reformers:
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Thomas Cranmer: A Lifeby Diarmaid MacCullochISBN 0300074484 (0-300-07448-4)
Softcover, Yale Univ Pr
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Thomas Cranmer: A Life'Book summary:Don't go confusing your Thomas Cranmer with your Thomas More; now there is a Tudor faux-pas if ever there was one. Cranmer made the divorce happen, More lost his head over it. Cranmer wrote the Book of Common Prayer, More was the author of Utopia. And it was More who was canonized a saint, while Cranmer was executed by "Bloody" Mary Tudor for his fiendish plotting on behalf of Lady Jane Grey as well as for his embracing an evangelical brand of Protestantism the Catholic queen found wholly disagreeable. In this highly readable biography, we get the first new treatment of Cranmer in three decades, bolstered by recent scholarship and new sources. Think this stuff is remote? Cranmer, as Archbishop of Canterbury, crafted two editions of the English Book of Common Prayer. The success of this book had an enormous impact on the English language, loading terms with meaning and influencing the rhetoric of power for the next two centuries. [via]
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Three Treatisesby Martin LutherISBN 0800616391 (0-8006-1639-1)
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A Victorian Gentlewoman in the Far West: The Reminiscences of Mary Hallock Footeby Rodman W. Paul, Mary Hallock Foote, Henry E. Huntington Library and Art GalleryISBN 0873280571 (0-87328-057-1)
Softcover, Univ of California Pr
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› Find signed collectible books: 'A Victorian Gentlewoman in the Far West: The Reminiscences of Mary Hallock Foote'Book summary:Starting with her nostalgically remembered childhood on a Quaker farm on the Hudson River, Mary Hallock Foote tells the story of her training as an artist in the 1860s and of her marriage to a mining engineer whose jobs took the young couple west in the closing days of the frontier. She left the east, but not her career in book illustration. While moving from place to place with her husband, she also became a popular and widely published author, describing in her novels what it meant to be a woman in the American West during the late nineteenth century. Her story inspired the Pulitzer Prize-winning book Angle of Repose by Wallace Stegner.[via]More editions of A Victorian Gentlewoman in the Far West: The Reminiscences of Mary Hallock Foote:
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The Voices of Morebath: Reformation and Rebellion in an English Villageby Eamon DuffyISBN 0300098251 (0-300-09825-1)
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Voices of Morebath: Reformation and Rebellion in an English Village'Book summary:Eamon Duffy's monumental The Stripping of the Altars provided a new slant on the English Reformation. Duffy has now dug deeper into the same fascinating period. The Voices of Morebath is the story of a hamlet buried deep in the heart of Devon. The parish priest, Sir Christopher Trychay remained in office through the troubled times of the mid-16th century. During his long tenure he carefully recorded the impact of national events in his ordinary rural community.
Trychay's account is unique because it is not a personal diary but a record of the parish accounts. Sir Christopher, however, was talkative and opinionated so the accounts are laden with the minutiae of parish life. Duffy weaves these otherwise cryptic details into the wider tapestry of events of the time, and by analysing the result shows the devastating revolution that took place in ordinary people's lives. As the drama unfolds we see the folk of Morebath forced from their secure Catholicism into the new religion of King Henry. After Edward's brief reign the villagers breathe a sigh of relief and haul out all their Catholic paraphernalia, grateful that Mary Tudor has restored the Catholic faith. Then it all goes for good once Elizabeth takes the throne.
Duffy has given us history that is absorbing, readable and complete. His own enthusiasm for his topic gives the book a zest that takes it beyond the usual academic tome. Anyone the least bit interested in English history must not neglect this important book. --Dwight Longenecker [via]
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Young Man Lutherby Erik H. EriksonISBN 0844667447 (0-8446-6744-7)
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Young Man Luther: A Study in Psychoanalysis and Historyby Erik H. EriksonISBN 0393310361 (0-393-31036-1)
Softcover, W W Norton & Co Inc
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Young Man Luther: A Study in Psychoanalysis and History'Book summary:In this psychobiography, Erik H. Erikson brings his insights on human development and the identity crisis to bear on the prominent figure of the Protestant Reformation, Martin Luther.
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Zwingli and Bullingerby G.W. BromileyISBN 066424159X (0-664-24159-X)
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Zwingli and Bullinger'Book summary:Selections from the writings of Ulrich Zwingli and Heinrich Bullinger, two lesser-known church reformers, are contained in this volume. Also included is an account of the life, work, and theology of each of these Swiss reformers of the sixteenth century.
Long recognized for the quality of its translations, introductions, explanatory notes, and indexes, the Library of Christian Classics provides scholars and students with modern English translations of some of the most significant Christian theological texts in history. Through these works--each written prior to the end of the sixteenth century--contemporary readers are able to engage the ideas that have shaped Christian theology and the church through the centuries.
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Qby Luther Blisset, Random House MondadoriISBN 8497593588 (84-9759-358-8)
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