Getting the Reformation Wrong: Correcting Some Misunderstandings

Getting the Reformation Wrong: Correcting Some Misunderstandings

Getting the Reformation wrong is a common problem. Most students of history know that Martin Luther nailed his ninety-five theses to the Wittenberg Church door and that John Calvin penned the <em>Institutes of the Christian Religion.</em> However, the Reformation did not unfold in the straightforward, monolithic fashion some may think. It was, in fact, quite a messy affair. Using the most current Reformation scholarship, James R. Payton exposes, challenges and corrects some common misrepresentations of the Reformation. <em>Getting the Reformation Wrong:</em><ul><li>places the Reformation in the context of medieval and Renaissance reform efforts</li><li>analyzes conflicts among the Reformers</li><li>corrects common misunderstandings of what the Reformers meant by <em>sola fide</em> and <em>sola Scriptura</em></li><li>examines how the Anabaptist movement fits in with the magisterial Reformation</li><li>critiques the post-Reformational move to Protestant Scholasticism</li><li>explores how the fresh perspective on the Reformation could make a difference in today's churches</li></ul>