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... and the Anderson/Cayton book on my list, is a more foundational work.
Other strong contenders are Diarmaid MacCulloch's The Reformation: A History; Laurel Thatcher Ulrich's A Midwife's Tale, the life of an 18th Century Maine midwife; Louis Menand's The Metaphysical Club, a look at ... The Reformation by Diarmaid MacCulloch is a terrific, thorough review of the end of the period (it begins in 1490) and the beginning of the Renaissance. Can't give you a Top 10, but I do recommend Diarmaid MacCulloch's The Reformation: a History. ... what I am reading, yesterday, I finished The Soul's Code by James Hillman. Excellent Read!
I am currently reading The Reformation by George L Mosse. Its an older book and part of the Bershire Studies in European History. Its a small book (136 pages), so my next read will be The Spi ... I just found this group and this is my first post here. Currently, I am reading the following:
The Reformation by George L. Mosse Its an older book, part of the Berkshire studies in Eurpoean History.
The Spirit of Protestantism by Robert McAfee Brown ... often in this area, but I hope against hope that some of Hillman's ideas are right.
I have also, just started reading The Reformation by George L. Mosse The book is a part of the older Berkshire Studies in European Studies.
When I get done with these two books, I think I am going ... ... to see our past, our childhood, etc. I heartily recommend it as a great read to anyone interested in such things.
5. The Reformation by George L. Moose
This is an older version, part of the Berkshire Studies in European History. Mosse provides a concise portrait of the main ... ... I was there, I got for myself:
A Woman in Jerusalem by A. B. Yehoshua
Coyote Blue by Christopher Moore
The Reformation by Diarmaid MacCulloch, and
The Invention of Everything Else by Samantha Hunt
Today, I received my B&N mail order, thus adding:
The Good Soldie ... ... ork
o 268 Religious education
o 269 Spiritual renewal
* 270 Christian church history - 2 incl. The Reformation: A History by Diarmaid MacCulloch
o 271 Religious orders in church history
o 272 Persecutions in church history
o 27 ... ... I missed Kingsblood Royal by Sinclair Lewis as I have read quite a bit of his stuff.
And I'm going to have to look into House Divided by Ben Ames Williams
... read the 1932 Pulitzer Prize Book The Good Earth by Pearl S. Buck
and the two other books in her trilogy Sons and A House Divided
I have not read Shadows on the Rock by Willa Cather but I have have read My Antonia. House Divided created a bit of a stir. It was hailed as "better than Gone with the Wind" which it wasn't. Ben Ames Williams was considered "Adult only" Some may remember the movie starring Gene Tierney made from his book Leave her to Heaven In House Divided there was controversy about a ... ... ns)
6. The Wayward Bus by JohnSteinbeck has 288 owners and 5 reviews. (a fictional Travels with Charley.
7. House Divided by Ben Ames Williams has 16 owners and no reviews. (Civil War)
8. Kingsblood Royal by Sinclair Lewis has 85 owners and 2 reviews. ( man from N. ... Carl Larsson's Home: A Colorful Tour Through One of Europe's Most Famous Handcrafted Homes (Incorrect touchstone)
Confessions of a French Baker - Breadmaking Secrets, Tips and Recipes by Peter Mayle and Gerard Auzet (Incorrect touchstone again!)
Architects of Our Fortunes - The Journal ... ... two active and opposing trends right now: secularization (for example in Europe), and fundamentalism. My impression from The Reformation by Diarmaid MacCulloch is that the Reformation is still playing out in the US. Interesting times! So, if I've only read The Reformation by Diarmaid MacCulloch what am I missing?
I realize that this question is probably far too big. Feel free to confine yourselves to book recommendations or whatever short comments seem apposite. ... is very good, if rather dense for the non-academic. As an introduction, I would recommend Diarmaid MacCulloch's Reformation, but that isn't specifically about Germanty, of course.
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