Getting the Reformation Wrong

**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 *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.? *Getting the Reformation Wrong:* * places the Reformation in the context of medieval and Renaissance reform efforts* analyzes conflicts among the Reformers* corrects common misunderstandings of what the Reformers meant by sola fide and sola Scriptura?* examines how the Anabaptist movement fits in with the magisterial Reformation* ?critiques the post-Reformational move to Protestant Scholasticism* ?explores how the fresh perspective on the Reformation could make a difference in today's churchesRead less