Protestants by C. Scott Dixon (9781405150842)

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Protestants: A History from Wittenberg to Pennsylvania, 1517-1740 presents a comprehensive thematic history of the rise and influence of the branches of Christianity that emerged out of the Protestant Reformation.

Represents the only English language single-volume survey of the rise of early modern Protestantism from its Lutheran beginnings in Germany to its spread to America
Offers a thematic approach to Protestantism by tracing its development within the social, political, and cultural context of early modern Europe
Introduces innovative argument that the central dynamic of Protestantism was not its struggle with Catholicism but its own inner dynamic
Breaks from traditional scholarship by arguing that the rise of Reformation Protestantism lasted at least two centuries
Unites Old World and New World Protestant histories

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