The Reformation (CH3709T)

Content

This unit examines religious revolutions in sixteenth-century continental Europe, and in England. 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 historical precedents. 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

18 points of Church History at Level 1 or 2

Pedagogy

Online guided readings, recorded lectures, tutorial forums

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.
• Matheson, Peter, ed. Reformation Christianity. Minneapolis: Fortress Press, 2010.
• MacCulloch, Diarmaid. The Reformation. London: Penguin, 2005.
• Milton, Anthony, ed. The Oxford History of Anglicanism, Volume I: Reformation and Identity, 1520-1662. Oxford: OUP, 2017.
• McGrath, Alister. Reformation Thought: An Introduction. Rev. ed. Oxford: Blackwell, 2012.
• Oberman, H. The Reformation: Roots and Ramifications. New York: T&T Clark, 2004.
• Scribner, Robert. The Reformation in National Context. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1994

Assessment