Ep.123 - The Road to Reformation: Why the Reformation? w/Nick Page

In his book A Nearly Infallible History of the Reformation, writer Nick Page claims that the effects of the sixteenth century European reformation, created and defined denominational identities, changed our perspectives of God, living and the afterlife, reshaped the map of Europe, and hugely affected our present ideas of sovereignty, individuality, and democratic rights.

In this introductory episode to a brand-new series on the reformation, the Curious team speak with Nick Page about his book, God, history, and the key players and movers within the reformation. In an attempt to set the scene for the following episodes, Nick paints the landscape in broad brush strokes, attempting to define just what sixteenth century Europe looked like, and the significant players and their inevitable impact.

This stands to be a very different series for the Curious Team as they tackle the reformation, looking at it from an historical as well as theological perspective. Be sure to tune in to what will be a rip-roaring ride of facts, figures, key personalities and major movements


Further Reading
In an attempt to maintain balance, we have listed below brief overviews of the reformation from both Protestant and catholic perspectives…
Introducing the Reformation - TheGospelCoalition.org

The Reformation - Catholic.com

What we’re reading?
As a feature to our notes, we are adding the book or books that we’ve been browsing and reading as part of this series. So here goes. We’ve been getting stuck into the following;

Nick Page — A Nearly Infallible History of the Reformation

Diarmaid MacCulloch — Reformation (Europe’s House Divided)

Richard Rex — The Making of Martin Luther

Andrew Pettegree — Brand Luther

Michael Reeves — The Unquenchable Flame

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Chapters

• 0:00 Introduction to Nick Page
• 4:32 Luther and the Reformation's Origins
• 11:26 Calvin, Knox and Reformer Temperaments
• 16:12 Violence and Intolerance in Reformation
• 22:02 Luther's Media Strategy and Impact
• 27:38 Personal Complexities of the Reformers
• 34:04 Contemporary Lessons from Reformation
• 41:45 Closing Thoughts and Reflections