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A carregar... Protestants: The Faith That Made the Modern Worldpor Alec Ryrie
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Adira ao LibraryThing para descobrir se irá gostar deste livro. Ainda não há conversas na Discussão sobre este livro. This is a very solid, broad overview. Ryrie writes very clearly, and somehow manages to be reasonably objective, but also sympathetic, but also takes his stands when he wishes to. As others have pointed out, this book is very light on theology and doctrine, which is fine--this is a history of people, not of doctrines. The book is also very light on anything about the Baptist churches, which is very strange, given how much space Ryrie gives to sects that even he doesn't believe to be Protestant. There's a slight tendency towards writing a history of what-Protestants-did-at-important-moments-of-history, rather than a history of Protestants (did we need quite so much on the Nazi churches? Quite so much on abolitionism?), but again, that goes with the size of the project. This has certainly piqued my interest in Protestantism in America, in particular; the chapters on China, Korea, South Africa and so on are decent first stabs at a more inclusive history, and certainly taught me a lot. ( ) Splendid book -- exceptionally well-written, with clarity, wit, and an admirable mastery of the source materials. The book traces the beginnings and development of Protestant thought, with prominent explorations of the major threads and figures in the movement. Very informative! (One fact I learned: Ulrich Zwingli is more properly the founder of what has been called 'Calvinism,' although Calvin gave Reformed ideas greater and fuller expression than Zwingli was able to do. The chapters on the antebellum United States and the rise of liberal Protestant thought were also thought-provoking!) I appreciate the author's description of the Reformation in terms of a renewed love affair -- with God and the Bible. -- The book concludes with a number of very helpful chapters tracing the development of Protestantism in South Africa, Korea, and China -- along with a history of the rise of Pentecostalism. A book that merits MORE than five stars, IMHO... sem críticas | adicionar uma crítica
Five hundred years ago, an obscure monk challenged the authority of the pope with a radical new vision of what Christianity could be. The revolution he unwittingly set in motion has toppled governments, upended social norms, and transformed millions of people's understanding of their relationship with God. In this dazzling global history charting five centuries of innovation and change, Alec Ryrie makes the case that the world we live in was indelibly shaped by Protestants. Protestants introduces us to the men and women who defined this quarrelsome faith. Some turned to their newly accessible Bibles to justify bold acts of political opposition, others to support a new understanding of how they should live. Protestants are conditioned to fight for their beliefs, and if you look at any of the great confrontations of the last five centuries, you will find them defining the debate on both sides: for and against monarchy, colonialism, slavery, fascism, communism, temperance, and war. Protestants are people who love God and take on the world. They have set out for all four corners of the globe, embarking on courageous journeys into the unknown to establish new communities and experiment with radical new systems of government?like the Puritans, Quakers, and Methodists who made their way to our shores. Protestants created America and defined its special brand of entrepreneurial diligence. And today they are making new converts in China, Korea, Africa, and Latin America. This magisterial book by a brilliant scholars of the Reformation makes the case that whether or not you are yourself a Protestant, you live in a world?and are guided by principles and ideas?shaped by Protestants. Não foram encontradas descrições de bibliotecas. |
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Google Books — A carregar... GénerosSistema Decimal de Melvil (DDC)280.409Religions Christian denominations Christian Churches and Sects Non-denominational ProtestantsClassificação da Biblioteca do Congresso dos EUA (LCC)AvaliaçãoMédia:
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