REFORMATION
A Guide to Resources in the Mount Angel Abbey Library
Written January, 2010
The Protestant Reformation is traditionally dated from about 1517 through the end of the Sixteenth Century. It is a challenge to keep the topic of the Protestant Reformation manageable. For example, The World Council of Churches, which began in 1948 with 147 churches, described itself in 2010 as "a worldwide fellowship of 349 churches seeking unity, a common witness and Christian service." Clearly it would be difficult to grasp the historical developments which led to 349 Christian communities to go separate ways. That would be like trying to examine individual branches of a tree. A more fruitful way to begin is at the trunk, with Christian communities which formed early in the Reformation. Then one can take the topic to the particular branch being examined.
Contents
- General Introductions
- General Bibliographies
- Lutheran Reformation
- Calvinist / Reformed Tradition
- Early Anglicanism
- Internet Resources
General Introductions
- Babington, J. A. The Reformation: A Religious And Historical Sketch. Port Washington, N.Y.: Kennikat Press, <1971> [Reprint of the 1901 ed.]. (BR305.B3 1970)
- Beard, Charles. The Reformation Of The 16th Century In Its Relations To Modern Thought And Knowledge. Westport, Conn.: Greenwood Press, 1980. [Reprint of the 1962 ed.] (BR305.B45 1980)
- Cameron, Euan. The European Reformation. Oxford: Clarendon Press ; Oxford ; New York: Oxford University Press, c1991. (BR305.2 .C35 1991)
- Encyclopedia of Protestantism. New York : Facts On File, c2005. (REF BX4811.3 .E54 2005)
- Hillerbrand, Hans Joachim. Historical Dictionary of the Reformation and Counter-Reformation. Lanham, Md. : Scarecrow Press, 2000. (BR302.8 .H55 2000)
- MacCulloch, Diarmaid. The Reformation. New York: Viking, 2004, c2003. (BR305.3 .M23 2004)
General Bibliographies
- Reformation Europe: A Guide To Research. Ed. Steven Ozment. St. Louis: Center for Reformation Research, 1982. (BR305.2 .R39 1982)
- Reformation And Early Modern Europe: A Guide To Research. Ed. David M. Whitford. Kirksville, Mo.: Truman State University Press, c2008. (BR305.3 .R42 2008)
Lutheran Reformation
The Library has some 240 books about Martin Luther, and closely related topics. In addition to the books listed here this includes the 54 volume set, with a separate index, of Luther's Works: Saint Louis : Concordia Pub. House, <1955-1986>. (BR330.E5 P4 v.1-55)
- Bainton, Roland Herbert. Here I Stand: A Life Of Martin Luther. New York : Abingdon Press, c1950. (BR325 .B26 1950)
- Brecht, Martin. Martin Luther. Trans. James L. Schaaf. Philadelphia : Fortress Press, c1985-<c1990> (BR325.B69313 1985, v.1, v. 2)
- The Cambridge Companion to Martin Luther. Ed. Donald K. McKim. Cambridge, UK ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2003. (BR325 .C26 2003)
- Kittelson, James M. Luther The Reformer: The Story Of The Man And His Career. Minneapolis : Augsburg Pub. House, c1986. (BR325 .K455 1986)
- Lohse, Bernhard. Martin Luther’s Theology: Its Historical And Systematic Development. Minneapolis, MN : Fortress Press, c1999. (BR333.2 .L6413 1999)
- Luther, Martin. Martin Luther’s Basic Theological Writings. Ed. Timothy F. Lull ; foreword, Jaroslav Pelikan. Minneapolis : Fortress Press, c1989. (BR331 .E5 1989)
- Luther’s spirituality. Ed and Trans, Philip D.W. Krey and Peter D.S. Krey. New York : Paulist Press, c2007. [The Classics of Western Spirituality series] (BR333.5.S65 L88 2007)
- Oberman, Heiko Augustinus. Luther: Man Between God and the Devil. New Haven : Yale University Press, c1989. (BR325 .O2713 1989)
Calvinist / Reformed Tradition
- Calvin, Jean. Calvin’s Commentaries [The Library has: volumes 1-22.] Grand Rapids, Mich. : Baker, 1979. (BX9418 .C3 1979)
- Calvin, Jean. Calvin’s Institutes: a New Compend. Louisville, Ky. : Westminster/J. Knox Press, c1989. (BX9420 .I65 1989)
- Encyclopedia of the Reformed Faith. Louisville, Ky. : Westminster/John Knox Press ; Edinburgh : Saint Andrew Press, 1992. (BX9406 .E56 1992)
- International Calvinism, 1541-1715. Ed. Menna Prestwich. Oxford : Clarendon Press, 1985. (BX9422.2 .I57 1985)
- John Calvin, His Influence In The Western World. Ed. W. Stanford Reid. Grand Rapids, Mich. : Zondervan Pub. House, c1982. (BX9418 .J62 1982)
- John Calvin: Selections From His Writings. Ed. John Dillenberger. Missoula, Mont. : Published by Scholars Press for the American Academy of Religion, c1975. (BX9420.A32 D54 1975)
- Later Calvinism: International Perspectives. Ed. W. Fred Graham. Kirksville, Mo. : Sixteenth Century Journal Publishers, c1992. (BX9415 .L38 1992)
- Leith, John H. An Introduction To The Reformed Tradition: A Way Of Being The Christian Community. Atlanta : John Knox Press, c1977. (BX9422.2.L45 1977)
- Mackinnon, James. Calvin and the Reformation. New York : Russell & Russell, 1962. (BX9418.M32)
- McGrath, Alister E. A Life Of John Calvin: A Study Of The Shaping Of Western Culture. Cambridge, Mass. : Basil Blackwell, 1990. (BX9418 .M29 1990)
- Steinmetz, David Curtis. Calvin in Context. New York : Oxford University Press, 1995. (BX9418 .S698 1995)
Early Anglicanism
- The Anglican Tradition: A Handbook of Sources. Eds. G.R. Evans and J. Robert Wright. London : SPCK; Minneapolis, MN : Fortress Press, 1991. (BX5005 .A54 1991)
- Buchanan, Colin Ogilvie. Historical Dictionary of Anglicanism. Lanham, Md. : Scarecrow Press, 2006. (REF BX5007 .B83 2006)
- Gairdner, James. The English Church In The Sixteenth Century: From The Accession Of Henry VIII To The Death Of Mary. London : Macmillan and co. ; New York : The Macmillan company, 1912, 1902. (BX5052 .H6 v.4)
[This book is in the series "A History of The English Church," which has nine volumes which span from the in the Sixth Century foundation of the English Church through the Nineteenth Century.]
- Neill, Stephen. Anglicanism. London: Mowbrays, 1977. (BX5005 .N4 1977)
- Nichols, Aidan. The Panther And The Hind: A Theological History Of Anglicanism. Edinburgh : T & T Clark, c1993. (BX5005 .N52 1993)
- The Study of Anglicanism. Eds. Stephen Sykes, John Booty, and Jonathan Knight. [London] : SPCK/Fortress Press, 1998. (BX5005 .S78 1998)
Internet Resources
The Reformation Guide
"This Reformation Guide is intended to provide easy access to the wealth of Internet information available on the reformation period."
Includes primary texts concerning these Reformations: Lutheran, Calvinist/Reformed, Radical, English and Scottish.
Emphasizes primary texts from Luther and early Lutherans, as well as a variety of other Protestant Reformers.
"Project Canterbury is a free online archive of out-of-print Anglican texts and related modern documents." The site covers major topics of Anglicanism from the Sixteenth Century to the present.
