Library of World Civilization The Counter Reformation, (Paperback)

from robeik

This is an excellent introduction to the Reformation in the Roman Catholic Church. Others have already said that it does presuppose some existing knowledge on the (Great) Reformation, the issues and the personalities involved. The best part is the last chapter, the Discussion. The author shows ho...

from john257hopper

Although short (200 pages including many illustrations), this is quite densely erudite and requires a fair amount of knowledge about theology to be fully understood; I don't think this can be fully recommended as an introduction to the subject for the general reader. Some interesting reflections,...

from shawd63

Great introduction, with a balanced presentation. A number of surprises for me, even though I did have some familiarity with this period. Should be stressed that this is an introduction, and that if you are at all interested in this period you will want to seek out other books to supplement what'...