Reformation: General

Noted Reformation scholar Hans Hillerbrand describes the Reformation in its European context, focusing on its effects on European life and culture. Notable for its critiques of strictly theological or secular interpretation of the Reformation, it focuses on the interaction between religion and society in the Reformation.

Confronts several common misconceptions concerning the Reformation. Distinct because of its focus on conflicts, crises, and syntheses of figures and cultures of the Reformation.

An analysis of theology during the Reformation, including radical reformers. Profiles several key figures through an analysis of the theological presuppositions of their respective times.

An introduction to the various Reformation movements in Europe. Establishes the birth of the Reformation in the context of late medieval social, economic and religious upheaval.

A survey of the societal changes during the Medieval Era. While interested in the Protestant religious changes of the Reformation, the book heavily analyzes Roman Catholic and secular reformations and expansions.

Includes primary texts from key figures from the Reformation. Focuses on the theological writings and disputes over the various cultural and socio-economic texts from the era.

An analysis of the English Reformation from the perspective that English society was open to change and reform. Presents stories from major figures as well as common people, offering a context for reform that relied on both the powerful and commoners.

A collection of essays on the early Reformation in several European countries. Compares and contrasts the methods, effects, and theologies present in various European countries, demonstrating that the Reformation was not a monolithic event.

A collection of debates and disputes from the Reformation Era. Over eighty primary sources are presented, demonstrating the role of debate in the development of the Reformation.

The definitive source for information about the entire range of religious and social changes that altered the face of Europe in the sixteenth century, encompassing not only issues of church polity and theology but also developments in politics, economics, demographics, art and literature. This broadly cast, interdisciplinary definition allows for a comprehensive social and intellectual history of early modern Europe.

The Historical Dictionary of the Reformation and Counter-Reformation provides a comprehensive account of two chains of events―the Protestant Reformation and the Catholic Counter-Reformation―that have left an enduring imprint on Europe, America, and the world at large. This is done through a chronology, an introductory essay, a bibliography, and over 300 cross-referenced dictionary entries on persons, places, countries, institutions, doctrines, ideas, and events.

An extensive list of resources on sixteenth century Roman Catholic theologians. Ideal for researchers looking for starting points in research or works on a specific topic within the larger subject. Listing is dated.

Prominent scholars of the history of Lutheran traditions have brought together experts in church history representing a variety of Christian perspectives to offer a major, cutting-edge reference work. Containing nearly six hundred articles, this dictionary provides a comprehensive overview of Luther's life and work and the traditions emanating from the Wittenberg Reformation. It traces the history, theology, and practices of the global Lutheran movement, covering significant figures, events, theological writings and ideas, denominational subgroups, and congregational practices that have constituted the Lutheran tradition from the Reformation to the present day.

An extensive list of resources on the Scandinavian Reformation. Ideal for researchers looking for starting points in research or works on a specific topic within the larger subject. Listing is dated.

An extensive list of resources on medieval and Reformation Germany. Ideal for researchers looking for starting points in research or works on a specific topic within the larger subject. Listing is dated.

This volume brings together 29 new essays by leading international scholars, to provide an inclusive overview of recent work in Reformation history. Presents Catholic Renewal as a continuum of the Protestant Reformation, examines Reformation in Eastern and Western Europe, Asia and the Americas, and takes a broad, inclusive approach – covering both traditional topics and cutting-edge areas of debate.

This volume describes books which are linked to specific English Catholic writers, including translators and editors, or to various English bodies, and nearly two hundred other publications which concern English Catholic affairs. It is a major reference tool for historians and bibliographers.

An extensive list of resources on Anabaptism. Ideal for researchers looking for starting points in research or works on a specific topic within the larger subject.

Rich in titles on English life and social history, this collection spans the world as it was known to eighteenth-century historians and explorers. Titles include a wealth of travel accounts and diaries, histories of nations from throughout the world, and maps and charts of a world that was still being discovered. Students of the War of American Independence will find fascinating accounts from the British side of conflict. Located in a restricted access section. Fragile.

A three-volume set of resources for teaching children about the Reformation. Located in a restricted access section. Fragile.

Rare volume on the history of the reformation, with anti-Catholic leanings, published in the 17th century. Located in a restricted access section. Fragile.

Rare volume on the reformation's necessity, with polemic against Roman Catholicism, published in the 17th century. Located in a restricted access section. Fragile.

The English ecclesiastical historian John Strype (1643-1737) published the second volume of his monumental Elizabethan religious history Annals of the Reformation in 1725. For over two and a half centuries it remained one of the most important Protestant histories of the period and has been reprinted in numerous editions. Volume 2 covers the years 1570 to 1575. It focuses on the Queen's use of parliament; royal relations with the episcopate and nobility; various ecclesiastical commissions; threats from Rome; religious polemics; difficulties with Mary Queen of Scots; diplomacy with Spain, France, Germany, the Netherlands and Scotland; the pressures on the Queen to marry and the printing of the Bishop's Bible. Strype's thorough use of primary sources and the enormous scope and detail of his history has ensured its place as an outstanding work of eighteenth-century scholarship. It should be read by every student of Elizabethan religious history. Rare polemical volume on the reformation, published in the 17th century. Located in a restricted access section. Fragile.

Rare volume on the English Reformation, with anti-Catholic rhetoric, published in the 18th century. Located in a restricted access section. Fragile.

Rare 18th-century biography of 16th-century martyred pastor Nicholas Ridley, published in the 18th century. Located in a restricted access section. Fragile.

Rare 18th-century appeal for continued reform in the Church of England. Located in a restricted access section. Fragile.

Rare 18th-century volume on the Church of England, including anti-Catholic polemic. Located in a restricted access section. Fragile.

Rare 17th-century polemical work on the Roman Catholic Church. Located in a restricted access section. Fragile.