Required:

• Carter Lindberg, The European Reformations, chapter 1
• Flannery O'Connor, "Parker's Back" (X)

Recommended:

• Alister McGrath, Reformation Thought, Introduction
• Steven Ozment, Protestants, Introduction & chapter 1

Required:

• Lindberg, chapter 2
• Erasmus, "Handbook of the Militant Christian" in The Essential Erasmus, pp. 24-93

Recommended:

• McGrath, chapters 2-3
• Ozment, chapter 2

Discussion Questions and Images

Required:

• Lindberg, chapter 3
• Martin Luther, Selections from his Writings, ed. by J. Dillenberger:
  • "Preface to the Latin Writings"; pp. 3-12
  • "Preface to Paul's Epistle to the Romans"; 19-34
  • "The Freedom of a Christian"; 42-85
• Martin Luther, "Letter to Jerome Weller" (X)

Recommended:

• McGrath, chapters 4-5

Discussion Questions and Images

Required:

• Lindberg, chapters 4-5
• Martin Luther, in Dillenberger:
  
  • "Sermon in Castle Pleissenburg"; pp. 240-248
  • "The Pagan Servitude of the Church"; pp. 249-362
  • Hans Sachs, "The Grand Inquisitor in the Soup" (X)

Recommended:

• Ozment, chapters 3-4
• McGrath, chapter 7

Discussion Questions and Images

Required

• Lindberg, chapter 6
• Andreas Karlstadt: "Whether One Should Proceed Slowly", in Baylor, Radical Reformation, pp. 49-73
• Thomas Müntzer, "A Highly Provoked Defense", in Baylor, pp.74-94
• Martin Luther (X):
  • "Eight Sermons at Wittenberg"
  • "Admonition to Peace"
  • "Against the Robbing and Murdering Hordes of Peasants"

Recommended:

• Ozment, chapters 5-6-7

Discussion Questions and Images

Required:

• Lindberg, chapters 7 and 9
• McGrath, chapter 8
• Transcript of "The Marburg Colloquy" (X)
• Ulrich Zwingli, "An Exposition of the Faith" (X)

Discussion Questions and Images

Required:

• Lindberg, chapters 10-11-12
• John Calvin, selections from the Institutes:
  • I.1-2; I.11-12: on religion and the human condition
  • I.16-17: on divine providence
  • II.1; II.3-4: on redemption
  • III.9-10: on the Christian life
  • IV.14: on the sacraments and the church
  • IV.20: on civil government
• Natalie Zemon David, "The Rites of Violence" (X)

Recommended:

• McGrath, chapters 6 and 9

Discussion Questions and Images

Required:

• Lindberg, chapter 8
• Readings in Baylor, ed., The Radical Reformation:
  • F. Mantz, "Protest and Defense", pp. 95-100
  • H. Denck, "On the Law of God", pp. 130-151
  • H. Hut, "On the Mystery of Baptism", pp. 152-171
  • M. Sattler, "The Schleitheim Articles", pp. 172-180
• Sebastian Franck, "Letter to John Campanus" (X)

Recommended:

• McGrath, chapter 10

Discussion Questions and Images

• Lindberg, chapter 13
• Photocopied readings (X):
  • John Hooper, "Sermons upon the Prophet Jonah"
  • John Knox, "Exhortation to his Beloved Brethren"
  • John Foxe, The Actes and Monuments, the martyrdom of John Hooper
  • William Allen, A True, Sincere and Just Defense of English Catholics, pp. 146-180

Discussion Questions and Images

• Lindberg, chapter 14
• St. Ignatius Loyola, "Rules for Thinking With the Church" (X)
• St. Teresa of Avila, Life, chapters 1-2, 7-22

Discussion Questions and Images

Required:

• Lindberg, chapter 15
• St. Teresa of Avila, Life, chapters 28-40

Recommended:

• Ozment, chapter 8

Discussion Questions and Images

Required:

• Carlo Ginzburg, The Cheese and the Worms

Recommended:

• Ozment, chapters 8-9 + Conclusion & Appendix
• McGrath, chapter 11

Discussion Questions and Images

Recommended Reading:

Students who wish to do further reading on any subject, beyond what is required and recommended on the syllabus, are encouraged to consult with the professor.