num_pages: 432
description: Celebrating the fortieth anniversary of this seminal book, this new edition includes an illuminating foreword by Carlos Eire and Ronald K. RittgesThe seeds of the swift and sweeping religious movement that reshaped European thought in the 1500s were sown in the late Middle Ages. In this book, Steven Ozment traces the growth and dissemination of dissenting intellectual trends through three centuries to their explosive burgeoning in the Reformations—both Protestant and Catholic—of the sixteenth century. He elucidates with great clarity the complex philosophical and theological issues that inspired antagonistic schools, traditions, and movements from Aquinas to Calvin. This masterly synthesis of the intellectual and religious history of the period illuminates the impact of late medieval ideas on early modern society. With a new foreword by Carlos Eire and Ronald K. Rittgers, this modern classic is ripe for rediscovery by a new generation of students and scholars.
language: English
title: The age of reform (1250-1550): An intellectual and religious history of late medieval and Reformation Europe
titlecomplete: The age of reform (1250-1550): An intellectual and religious history of late medieval and Reformation Europe
genres: Medieval History, History, Christianity, Religion, Philosophy, Medieval, European History, Church History, Theology, Nonfiction
ratings_count: 281
awards: awardedAt: 347184000000
name: National Book Award Finalist
category: History (Hardcover)
publisher: Yale University Press