The Reformation: How a Monk and a Mallet Changed the World (Paperback)
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Introduction & Chapter 6 | Table of Contents
Publisher: Crossway/Good News Publishers
Author: Nichols, Stephen J.
ISBN-10: 1581348290 | ISBN-13: 9781581348293
Binding: Paperback
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Mention history and some might struggle to stifle a yawn. But when presented as a narrative it can often be compelling reading. Stephen J. Nichols takes a key period in time, the Reformation, and presents its major players in a fresh way. From Martin Luther, a simple monk who wielded the mallet, to kings and queens, this book goes behind the scenes to uncover the human side of these larger-than-life Reformers. Along the way readers meet Luther, Ulrich Zwingli, John Calvin, Kings Henry VIII and Edward VI, Lady Jane Grey, Anne Bradstreet, and many others.
For those wanting to see history in its context, Nichols also provides a sampling of primary source materials. It is an engaging read that will remind readers of the foundational truths that can never be taken for granted by the church in any age. Includes numerous illustrations.
159 pages
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"Beyond merely summarizing Reformation history and teaching, Nichols draws us into the life and times of this era—as if the issues that inflamed an era still mattered. And they do. Read this book and you'll be glad that the Reformation isn't over."
- Michael Horton, J. Gresham Machen Professor of Systematic Theology and Apologetics, Westminster Seminary California
Read our interview with author Stephen J. Nichols
—Professor Stephen Nichols is already well-known for his remarkable ability to make history live and sing. This new work is no exception and will simply enhance his well-deserved reputation. It is a scintillating helicopter tour of the amazing men—and wonderful women—of the Reformation. Here conviction joins with courage, holiness with humor, in a wonderful medley of Christian heroes and heroines."
- Sinclair B. Ferguson, Senior Pastor, First Presbyterian Church, Columbia, SC and Distinguished Visiting Professor of Systematic Theology, Westminster Theological Seminary
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By T. Pruitt [blog] on May 23, 2009
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I love reading Stephen Nichols because he seems unable to make church history boring. In this slim volume Professor Nichols introduces the reader to the key players in the Protestant Reformation and how those years of theological and ecclesiastical renewal changed the world. |
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