correcting some misunderstandings Payton, James R. 1947- creator text bibliography Electronic books. ilu 2010 monographic eng 1 online resource (272 pages) Most students of history know that Martin Luther nailed his ninety-five theses to the Wittenberg Church door and that John Calvin penned the Institutes of the Christian Religion. 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. --from publisher description The medieval call for reform -- The Renaissance : friend or foe? -- Carried along by misunderstandings -- Conflict among the reformers -- What the reformers meant by sola fide -- What the reformers meant by sola Scriptura -- How the Anabaptists fit in -- Reformation in Rome -- Changing direction : from the Reformation to Protestant scholasticism -- Was the Reformation a success? -- Is the Reformation a norm? -- The Reformation as triumph and tragedy. James R. Payton, Jr. Includes bibliographical references and indexes. e------ Reformation Reformation RELIGION / Christian Church / History RELIGION / Christianity / History BR305.3 .P39 2010eb 270.6 Payton, James R., 1947- (DLC) 2010008456 (OCoLC)550553911 9780830867493 (electronic bk.) 083086749X (electronic bk.) http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&db=nlabk&AN=684493 http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&db=nlabk&AN=684493 N$T 140303 20200709060039.0 ocn871258480 eng