Renaissance and Reformation

by William R. Estep

Book Overview

Readable and informative, this major text in Reformation history is a detailed exploration of the many facets of the Reformation, especially its relationship to the Renaissance. Estep pays particular... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0802800505
• ISBN13: 9780802800503
• Release Date: February 1986
• Publisher: William B. Eerdmans Publishing Company
• Length: 343 Pages
• Weight: 1.32 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 7.4" x 9.6"

Customer Reviews

Excellent Organization, slightly unbalanced treatment

Dr. Estep did an excellent job of summarizing the Renaissance and Reformation eras with particular attention being paid to important characters such as Michelangelo Buonoratti, Martin Luther, and John Calvin.I had a couple minor problems with the book:1. Estep was a proclaimed Anabaptist (which is ok), so this work gives far too much treatment to elevating the Anabaptists to the detriment of their enemies, particularly Zwingli. There is no critique of the Anabaptists that I found in the book2. Because he discussed by subject rather than chronologically (which I understand is probably hard to do considering the vast amount of things occurring at the time), one has trouble placing events of the Renaissance, Contintental Reformation, and English Reformation together. Michelangelo, Luther, and the beginning of the English Reformation were all occurring at the same time, but one would not find this out from reading this book.Overall, great book. I'd recommend additional reading on particular reformers to accent it.