The Reformation

For generations, the Reformation was regarded as a major turning point in European history. In recent years, however, its significance has been downgraded. But in this book, Professor Collinson sets out to restore a sense of the Reformation as a momentous historical event. He brilliantly explores the complexities and corruption of the late-medieval Catholic Church and the Europe-wide reform movement that produced Lutherans, Calvinists, Huguenots, Presbyterians, and the Church of England, prof…