Protestants : the faith that made the modern world / Alec Ryrie.
Protestants : the faith that made the modern world / Alec Ryrie.
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New York : Viking, [2017]
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G 2017/5932
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English
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Physical content
ix, 513 pages ; 25 cm
Content type
text
Media type
unmediated
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volume
Contents
Central Europe in the mid-sixteenth century -- Introduction -- Part I. The Reformation Age. Luther and the fanatics -- Protectors and tyrants -- The failure of Calvinism -- Heretics, martyrs, and witches -- The British maelstrom -- From the waters of Babylon to a city on a hill -- Part II. The moder...
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Publisher
New York : Viking, [2017]
Place of Publication
New York (State)
Date Published
[2017]
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Summary
Five hundred years ago, an obscure monk challenged the authority of the pope with a radical new vision of what Christianity could be. The revolution he unwittingly set in motion has toppled governments, upended social norms, and transformed millions of people's understanding of their relationship with God. Ryrie makes the case that the world we liv...
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Protestants : the faith that made the modern world / Alec Ryrie.
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 475-495) and index.
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G 2017/5932
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74VKVgy7rK3l
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74VKVgy7rK3l
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ISBN
0670026166 (hardcover)
9780670026166 (hardcover)
DDC
280.409
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991024148684802626
