The Reformation: History in an Hour
Written by Edward A Gosselin
Narrated by Jonathan Keeble
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The Reformation was a long struggle of ideas between the established Catholic Church and the questioning of faith brought about by the Renaissance in Western Europe. Started by Martin Luther in 1517, religious dissidence spread across Europe throughout the sixteenth century, causing wars, migration and disunity. By 1648 Henry VIII’s desire for divorce led him to break with the Catholic Church in Rome and form the Church of England.
The Reformation: History in an Hour is a clear and comprehensive look at this long and complex period of religious change. It explains the major causes of the Reformation and the differences between Protestants and Catholics. It will help you understand the significance of the Reformation in European history in just one hour.
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- Rating: 2 out of 5 stars2/5I know that telling this story in an hour will always fall short. But this audiobook basically misrepresented everybody, many times with proven factual mistakes. Honestly, I would not recommend this to even start a conversation about the reformation history
- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5recommended! this was really concise and really informative for beginners!
- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Outstanding refresher from seminary church history classes. Or wonderful for one who is just hungry to learn much on this topic in an hour.
- Rating: 3 out of 5 stars3/5I thought this was just adequate as a very short history of the Reformation, but no more than that. Perhaps it demonstrates that such a complex religious and political development stretching over more than a century isn't really suitable for the "history in an hour" treatment. It covers the European Reformation in reasonable detail with a fair amount on the theological differences between Luther, Zwingli and Calvin, but very little on the English Reformation (the Lollards/Wycliffe get no mention, as this book firmly dates the Reformation from Luther's nailing of his theses on the cathedral door), Henry VIII's split from Rome and the Elizabethan settlement being there in the barest of outlines. Useful potted biographies and a timeline at the back, though, so this is still handy as a simple reference tool.