A Reformation Sourcebook: Documents from an Age of Debate

During the Reformation, Europeans from the ruling classes down to the peasantry engaged in a prolonged debate that would ultimately alter the course of history. This unique sourcebook presents individual debates of the Reformation era through a range of primary source documents. Some of the documents present actual, formal debates that took place, such as the First Zurich Disputation or the Marburg Colloquy. Others represent informal debates or disputes, with one text responding directly to the other. The book includes an essay on how to read a primary source, historical background at the beginning of each chapter, descriptions of each grouping of primary sources, focus questions, and suggested readings.