Getting the Reformation Wrong

<P>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 <I>Institutes of the Christian Religion.</I> 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. <I>Getting the Reformation Wrong:</I></P><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 <I>sola fide</I> and <I>sola Scriptura</I></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>