In this established textbook, Wallace provides a succinct overview of the European Reformation, interweaving the influential events of the religious reformation with the transformations of political institutions, socio-economic structures, gender relations and cultural values throughout Europe. Examining the European Reformation as a long-term process, he reconnects the classic sixteenth-century religious struggles with the political and religious pressures confronting late medieval Christianity, and argues that the resolutions proposed by reformers such as Luther were not fully realised for most Christians until the early eighteenth century.



This new edition features a brand new chapter on the Reformation from a global perspective, updated historiography, a new chronology, and updated material throughout, including on the interrelationship between religion and politics after 1648.The Long European Reformation provides an even-handed and detailed account of this complex topic, providing a clear overview that is perfect for undergraduate and postgraduate students of History and Religious Studies.

List of Maps

List of Abbreviations

Convention on dates and names

Introduction

PART I: THE WARP: THREADS OF REFORMATION HISTORIES, 1350-1650

The Late Medieval Crisis, 1347-1517

Resistance, Renewal, and Reform, 1414-1521

Evangelical Movements and Confessions, 1521-59

Reformation and Religious War, 1550-1650

PART II: THE WEFT: MAKING SENSE OF THE LONG EUROPEAN REFORMATION

Settlements, 1600-1750: Church Building, State Building, and Social Discipline

Rereading the Reformation through Gender Analysis

The Reformation and Islam: From Menace to Coexistence

The European Reformation in a Global Perspective

Conclusions.