The Division of Christendom
Subtitle: Christianity in the Sixteenth Century
Publisher: Westminster John Knox Press
Published: October 29, 2007
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 504
ISBN-13: 9780664224028
Subjects: Christianity; History of religion; c 1500 to c 1600; Christianity - History - General; History; Religion; Religion - Commentaries / Reference; 16th century; Church history; Counter-Reformation; Reformation
Description: Hans J. Hillerbrand details the events and ideas of the sixteenth century and contends that the Protestant Reformation must be seen as an interplay of religious, political, and economic forces in which religion played a major role. Hillerbrand tells the fascinating story of the ways in which theological disagreements divided the centuries-old Christian church and the roles that leading characters such as Luther, Zwingli, Anabaptists, and Calvin played in establishing new churches, even as Roman Catholicism continued to develop in its own ways. The book covers all significant aspects of this period and interprets these important events in their own context while reflecting on the consequences of the Reformation for later periods and for today. - Publisher.