Protestants The Faith That Made the Modern World
eBook - 2017
On the 500th anniversary of Luther’s theses, a landmark history of the revolutionary faith that shaped the modern world. "Ryrie writes that his aim 'is to persuade you that we cannot understand the modern age without understanding the dynamic history of Protestant Christianity.' To which I reply: Mission accomplished."–Jon Meacham, author of American Lion and Thomas JeffersonFive hundred years ago a stubborn German monk challenged the Pope with a radical vision of what Christianity could be. The revolution he set in motion toppled governments, upended social norms and transformed millions of people's understanding of their relationship with God. In this dazzling history, Alec Ryrie makes the case that we owe man...y of the rights and freedoms we have cause to take for granted—from free speech to limited government—to our Protestant roots.Fired up by their faith, Protestants have embarked on...
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Penguin Publishing Group
- Language
- English
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- Online Access
- OverDrive Resource Page
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- Kindle Book, OverDrive Read eBook
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ASIN | B01L8C4W9S |
Release Date | 4/4/2017 |
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File Size | 1 GB |
ISBN | 9780735222816 |
Release Date | 4/4/2017 |