The Reformation (CH3700T)

Content

This unit examines religious revolutions in sixteenth-century Europe. It explores the extraordinary development of European religious cultures, tracing the influence of Lutherans, Anglicans, Calvinists, and radical Protestants, as well as Catholic reforms and responses. The theologies and practices of these groups will be considered in relation to contemporary politics and popular culture. The unit begins with an examination of late medieval theology and piety and ends with the impact of reform in times and places beyond sixteenth-century Europe.

Learning outcomes

Unit sequence

1 unit of Church History at Level 1 or 2

Pedagogy

Lectures, tutorials, online materials

Indicative Bibliography

• Cameron, Euan. The European Reformation. 2nd ed. Oxford: Clarendon, 2012.
• Hillebrand, Hans, ed. The Protestant Reformation, Harper Perennial, 2009.
• Jones, M. D. W. The Counter-Reformation: Religion and Society in Early Modern Europe. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1995.
• Lindberg, Carter, ed. The European Reformations Sourcebook. Oxford: Blackwell, 2000.
• Lindberg, Carter. The European Reformations. Oxford: Blackwell, 1996.
• MacCulloch, Diarmaid. Thomas Cranmer: A Life. New Haven: Yale University Press, 1996.
• MacCulloch, Diarmaid. The Reformation. London: Penguin, 2003.
• McGrath, Alister. Reformation Thought: An Introduction. Rev. ed. Oxford: Blackwell, 2012.
• Mortimer, S. Reformation, Resistance, and Reason of State (1517-1625). Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2021.
• Ozment, S. Protestants: The Birth of a Revolution. New York: Image, 1993.
• Roper, L. Living I was Your Plague: Martin Luther’s World and Legacy. Princeton: Princeton University Press, 2021.
• Scribner, Robert. The Reformation in National Context. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1994

Assessment