Reformation Myths: Five Centuries of Misconceptions and (Some) Misfortunes

A lot less than you might think, as Rodney Stark shows in this enlightening and entertaining antidote to recent books about the rise of Protestantism and its legacy.

'Rodney Stark takes no prisoners as he charges through five hundred years of history, upsetting apple carts left and right. Almost everything you thought you knew about the Reformation turns out to be a false narrative... In future, anyone who makes sweeping claims about the benefits o...