Christ's Churches Purely Reformed: A Social History of Calvinism (Paperback)
Publisher: Triliteral LLC
Author: Benedict, Philip
ISBN-10: 030010507X | ISBN-13: 9780300105070
Binding: Paperback
List Price: $40.00
Westminster Bookstore: $40.00
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Publisher's Description: This sweeping book tells the story of Calvinism’s origins, expansion, and impact across Europe from the upheavals of the early Reformation to the end of the seventeenth century. The faith’s fundamental doctrines, diverse ecclesiastical institutions, and significant consequences for lived experience are all explored, revealing the ongoing interplay between a dynamic religious tradition and the worlds in which it took root.
Selected as an Outstanding Academic Title for 2003 by Choice Magazine
Winner of the Philip Schaff Prize sponsored by the American Society of Church History
Winner of the 2004 Phyllis Goodhart Gordan Best Book Prize given by the Renaissance Society of America
704 Pages
Published September 2004
About the Author: Philip Benedict is William Prescott and Annie McClelland Smith Professor of History and Religion at Brown University. |
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"This is a rare and great achievement: a broad survey . . . that is at once a gripping narrative and a fresh interpretation of the subject, as masterful with the small details as with the big picture."
- Carlos Eire, Yale University
Staff Review: Simply the best history of the early Reformed church available. Benedict traces the growth of the Reformed movement from the early divide with Lutheranism into the 17th century. Particularly interesting are the oft-overlooked developments of the Reformed faith in countries such as France, Poland, Hungary and beyond. Though not embracing Reformed thought himself, Benedict shows a clear respect and appreciation for the power and influence of Reformed convictions as well as the movement's historical impact. - Matthew Harmon, Westminster Bookstore Staff, August 2006
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