The Reformation: A History
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The Reformation: A History (2003) is a history book by English historian Diarmaid MacCulloch
. It is a survey of the European Reformation
between 1490 and 1700. It won the 2004 National Book Critics Circle Award
(US) and the 2003 Wolfson History Prize
(UK).
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Diarmaid MacCulloch
Diarmaid Ninian John MacCulloch FBA, FSA, FR Hist S is Professor of the History of the Church at the University of Oxford and Fellow of St Cross College, Oxford...
. It is a survey of the European Reformation
Protestant Reformation
The Protestant Reformation was a 16th-century split within Western Christianity initiated by Martin Luther, John Calvin and other early Protestants. The efforts of the self-described "reformers", who objected to the doctrines, rituals and ecclesiastical structure of the Roman Catholic Church, led...
between 1490 and 1700. It won the 2004 National Book Critics Circle Award
National Book Critics Circle Award
The National Book Critics Circle Award is an annual award given by the National Book Critics Circle to promote the finest books and reviews published in English....
(US) and the 2003 Wolfson History Prize
Wolfson History Prize
The Wolfson History Prizes are literary awards given annually in the United Kingdom to promote and encourage standards of excellence in the writing of history for the general public...
(UK).
Editions
English-language editions:- Reformation: Europe's House Divided (Paperback). Penguin Books Ltd (2 September 2004). ISBN 978-0140285345
- Reformation: Europe's House Divided 1490 - 1700 (Hardcover). Allen Lane (30 September 2004). ISBN 978-0713993707 (UK edition).
- The Reformation: A History (Hardcover). Viking Adult (3 May 2004). ISBN 978-0670032969 (US edition)
- The Reformation (Hardcover). Viking Books (June 2004). ISBN 978-0670032969 (UK edition)
- The Reformation (Paperback). Penguin (Non-Classics); Reprint edition (25 March 2005). ISBN 978-0143035381 (US edition)
- The Reformation (Paperback). Penguin Books; Reprint edition (May 2005). ISBN 978-0143035381 (UK edition).
External links
Reviews- The Reformation, in The Atlantic MonthlyThe Atlantic MonthlyThe Atlantic is an American magazine founded in Boston, Massachusetts, in 1857. It was created as a literary and cultural commentary magazine. It quickly achieved a national reputation, which it held for more than a century. It was important for recognizing and publishing new writers and poets,...
, May 2004 - The Reformation, in Cercles by Detlev Maresin
- The Reformation, in Commonweal by Brad S. Gregory, May 21, 2004.
- The Reformation, in Christian Century by Hans J. Hillerbrand, February 8, 2005.
- The Reformation rumbles on., in HERO by Charlie Peverett , October 2004.
- The Varieties of Error, in Crisis Magazine by Edward Short, March 2005
- When Europe fought over the nature of God, in Christian Science Monitor by Gregory M. Lamb, May 25, 2004 edition
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