This beautifully illustrated book is the most ambitious one-volume survey yet attempted of the Reformation. This timely and much-needed account looks at every aspect of the Reformation world and considers new historical research which has led to the expansion of the subject both thematically and geographically. The strength of "The Reformation World" is its breadth and originality with material drawn from all over the world including the recent archive writings from central Europe. Topics included are: the Church before the Reformation; Luther and Germany; the Reformation outside Germany; Calvinism and the Second Reformation; the Reformation and society; arts and architecture; gender; and writing and printing.This beautifully illustrated book is the most ambitious one-volume survey of the Reformation yet. A timely and much-needed account, it looks at every aspect of the Reformation world and considers new historical research which has led to the expansion of the subject both thematically and geographically. The strength of The Reformation World is its breadth and originality, with material drawn from many different countries, including archival material only recently made available to scholars in central Europe. Topics included are: * the Church before the Reformation* Luther and Germany* the Reformation outside Germany* Calvinism and the Second Reformation* the Reformation and society* arts and architecture* the printed book and visual media.