a radical interpretation of Christianity and the world, 1500-2000 Fernández-Armesto, Felipe. creator Wilson, Derek 1935- text bibliography nyu New York Scribner 1996 1997 monographic eng

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xi, 324 p., [32] p. of plates : ill. ; 25 cm. Summary: Almost from the moment Martin Luther tacked his theses to the door, Protestants and Catholics have disagreed violently on the question of the Reformation's merits - some Catholics have traced a direct line from the Reformation to Nietzsche and the death of God, while Protestants have given it credit for everything from the rise of capitalism to the Scientific and Industrial Revolutions Contents: 1. Splinters of the Cross: The Tradition of Christian Diversity -- 2. Staying for an Answer: Scripture and Tradition -- 3. Access to God: External versus Internal Authority -- 4. Heresy: So What?: The Doctrinal Debate -- 5. A Gift Wrapped: The Externals of Protestantism and Catholicism -- 6. Servants and Sacrificers: Priesthood and the Reformation -- 7. The Evangelical Impulse: Reformation as Mission -- 8. A Sense of Belonging: How People Choose Their Church -- 9. Brethren at the Gate: From Intolerance to Exclusivism -- 10. All Change: Ecumenism and its Limits -- 11. Kingdoms of the World: Reformation and Secular Society. Felipe Fernández-Armesto and Derek Wilson. Originally published: Reformation. London : Transworld Publishers, 1996. Includes bibliographical references (p. [301]-316) and index. Reformation Christianity and culture Religious pluralism Christianity BR 305.2 .F47 1996 270 068483104X (alk. paper) 96040940 DLC 961018 20160126131914.0 3999838