Reformation Thought: An Introduction

Reformation Thought: An Introduction is a clear, engaging, and accessible introduction to the European Reformation of the sixteenth century. Written for readers with little to no knowledge of Christian theology or history, it surveys the ideas of the prominent thought leaders of the period and its many movements, including Lutheranism, Calvinism, Anabaptism, and the Catholic and English Reformations. The fully updated fifth edition incorporates the latest academic research in historical theology and offers a wealth of pedagogical features.

Format: Paperback / softback
Length: 352 pages
Publication date: 13 May 2021
Publisher: John Wiley and Sons Ltd

Theological informed, lucid, and supremely accessible, McGrath's introduction to the Reformation has lasting power! —Denis R. Janz, Loyola University

Vigorous, brisk, and highly stimulating. The reader will be thoroughly engaged from the outset and considerably enlightened at the end. —Dr. John Platt, Oxford University

[McGrath] is one of the best scholars and teachers of the Reformation... Teachers will rejoice in this wonderfully useful book. —Teaching History

Reformation Thought: An Introduction is a clear, engaging, and accessible introduction to the European Reformation of the sixteenth century. Written for readers with little to no knowledge of Christian theology or history, this indispensable guide surveys the ideas of the prominent thought leaders of the period, as well as its many movements, including Lutheranism, Calvinism, Anabaptism, and the Catholic and English Reformations. The text offers readers a framework to interpret the events of the Reformation in full view of the intellectual landscape and socio-political issues that fueled its development.

Based on Alister McGrath's acclaimed lecture course at Oxford University, the fully updated fifth edition incorporates the latest academic research in historical theology. Revised and expanded chapters describe the cultural backdrop of the Reformation, discuss the Reformations background in late Renaissance humanism and medieval scholasticism, and distill the findings of recent scholarship, including work on the history of the Christian doctrine of justification. A wealth of pedagogical features—including illustrations, updated bibliographies, a glossary, a chronology of political and historical ideas, and several appendices—supplement McGrath.

Theological informed, lucid, and supremely accessible, McGrath's introduction to the Reformation has lasting power! —Denis R. Janz, Loyola University

Vigorous, brisk, and highly stimulating. The reader will be thoroughly engaged from the outset and considerably enlightened at the end. —Dr. John Platt, Oxford University

[McGrath] is one of the best scholars and teachers of the Reformation... Teachers will rejoice in this wonderfully useful book. —Teaching History

Weight: 638g
Dimension: 171 x 245 x 22 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9781119756583
Edition number: 5th Edition