The Reformation: A History.(Book review)

From: Christianity and Literature | Date: January 1, 2006| Author: Pino, Melissa | Copyright information

The Reformation: A History. By Diarmaid MacCulloch. New York: Viking Penguin, 2003. ISBN 0670032964. Pp. 800. $34.95 [hardcover]. ISBN 0143035384. Pp. 864. $18 [paper].

When every new book is blurbed as a tour de force a "stunning achievement" or, simply, "brilliant," to praise a work that in many ways truly warrants these accolades is difficult. The best applause this reader can offer Diarmaid MacCulloch's The Reformation: A History is to urge anyone interested in the e...

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