description: The events of the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries, now called the Reformation and Counter-Reformation, changed forever the religious and political history of the West.This Historical Dictionary provides a one-volume, balanced alternative to the overwhelming amounts of literature on the events of the time and the theological and political debates that spawned those events. The introduction provides a broad historical overview, while the dictionary entries present the crucial persons, places, events, documents, and concepts of the Reformation and Counter-Reformation. With a chronology and a bibliography, this volume will be invaluable both to the novice student of the Reformation and as a ready reference for the more experienced scholar.
language: English
title: Historical Dictionary of the Reformation and Counter Reformation
titlecomplete: Historical Dictionary of the Reformation and Counter Reformation
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publisher: Scarecrow Press