The Reformation books
The Reformation books to start from. Open one to see books like it, or tell BookSense what you loved for four picks made for you.
Start here
New to the genre? These 5 are the books to read first.
Here I Stand
Roland Herbert BaintonA widely read biography of Martin Luther that remains a standard entry point to the German Reformation.
The Reformation
Diarmaid MacCullochA long, broad survey covering Europe from the late medieval church to the late 16th century, with attention to both Catholic and Protestant developments.
The English Reformation
Arthur Geoffrey DickensA concise account of the English Reformation that emphasizes social and local factors and shaped later debate on the subject.
The Stripping of the Altars
Eamon DuffyA study of traditional late medieval parish religion in England and its loss, arguing that the Reformation was not simply popular and welcomed.
The Printing Press as an Agent of Change
Elizabeth L. EisensteinAn influential study of how printing changed the spread and fixity of ideas, central to discussions of why the Reformation spread so quickly.
Chosen and described with AI from our notes on the genre.
More the reformation books
- Young Man Luther
Young Man LutherErik H. Erikson - The Institutes of the Christian Religion
The Institutes of the Christian ReligionJean Calvin - Actes and Monuments
Actes and MonumentsJohn Foxe - The Protestant Reformation
The Protestant ReformationHans Joachim Hillerbrand - Tudor Church Militant
Tudor Church MilitantDiarmaid MacCulloch - The German Reformation and the Peasants' War
The German Reformation and the Peasants' WarMichael G. Baylor - The Foundations of Early Modern Europe, 1460-1559
The Foundations of Early Modern Europe, 1460-1559Eugene F. Rice - The March of Folly
The March of FollyBarbara Tuchman - Witchcraft in France and Switzerland
Witchcraft in France and SwitzerlandE. William Monter - The whole familiar colloquies of Desiderius Erasmus, of Rott
The whole familiar colloquies of Desiderius Erasmus, of RotterdamDesiderius Erasmus1519 - The great controversy between Christ and Satan
The great controversy between Christ and SatanEllen Gould Harmon White1858 - Martin Luther
Martin LutherMartin Luther1890