THE REFORMATION

I've had my eye on this book for several years. A review by Trevor McCandless prodded me to go ahead and see what it had to say. The one thing that Trevor said in his review that caught my attention was, "The material presented here on the anabaptists, of whom I knew virtually nothing, is also ut...

To call this book 'A History' may be a little grand - 'A Brief Overview' would be a more appropriate description. Patrick Collinson has read extensively and knows his facts, but lacks the storyteller's skill of linking all of those facts into a coherent narrative. He describes the trees without g...

This was one of three books my wife had to read for one of her history courses. She suggested I read it since I was interested in the Reformation. While I had to admit I am now more informed on what the Reformation was all about it how it influenced European history, I was sorely disappointed in...

It has the feel of a book that's "about" far too much and yet still doesn't cover enough. I also agree with those who are surprised that a man of Collinson's stature would produce something like this. While there's some fascinating information to be found here, it's way too much of a fast sweep a...

The simple title of the book, â??The Reformation, A Historyâ? might indicate to the reader that the explanation of the implied subject would also be simple. This is certainly not the case as Patrick Collinson approaches the topic of the sixteenth century Reformation in such a manner which often leav...