HIST103: World History in the Early Modern and Modern Eras (1600-Present)

3.1: Reformation and Counter-Reformation in Europe

• Dr. Jack E. Maxfield's "A Comprehensive Outline of World History"

  Read Chapters 31 and 32 on pages 565-668. Focus on the sections that discuss the Catholic Church, European nations, and the Americas. This reading will cover the 17th and 18th centuries (1601-1800). We will examine the impact of new religious, social, and political beliefs on the peoples of Europe and the Americas.

• Hutton Webster's "World History"

  Read Chapter VII (pp. 241-280), Chapter IX (pp. 334-345), Chapter X (pp. 346-364), Chapter XI (pp. 366-409), and Chapter XII (pp. 410-439).

  Chapter 7 focuses on the Renaissance and the Reformation in Europe. Chapters 9-12 discuss the Enlightenment and the political revolutions of the late 18th and early-19th centuries.

• 3.1.1: Origins of the Reformation

  • Dr. Frank A James III's "History of Christianity II: Martin Luther"

    Listen to this lecture. Dr. Frank A. James III of the Reformed Theological Seminary discusses religious reformer Martin Luther's background and role in the broader Protestant Reformation that he helped inspire.
    

• 3.1.2: Political Impact of the Reformation

  • International World History Project: "The Reformation: Europe's Search for Stability"

    Read this article.
    

• 3.1.3: The Counter-Reformation

  • International World History Project: "The Reformation and Counter-Reformation"

    Read this article.

  • The Counter-Reformation

    Read this article.