Reformers and Their Stepchildren

by Leornard Verduin, Stuart Brogden (Editor)

BEFORE THE REFORMATION WAS TEN YEARS ALONG IT HAD become evident that not all who were rebelling against the medieval order were of one mind and heart. It had become apparent that within the camp of the dissenters there were deep-seated differences, tensions of such dimensions that a parting of the ways was in the making. It had become plain that the Reformers would as a result be obliged to deploy some of their forces to a second front; they would have to divide their energies between two opponents, Rome and the Radicals.

377 pages, Kindle Edition

Published September 12, 2020

Reviews

[Derek Kreider · Rating 4 out of 5]

I'm Reformed, but there's a lot in our history we ought to face and correct. I like Verduin because my understanding is that he was raised Reformed and continued Reformed, and taught many years at Calvin college. That helps his strong critique of the magesterial aspect of the Reformation to ring more objectively. This book is a bit dry at times, but it's awesome. Verduin's "Anatomy of a Hybrid" is far better, though a different and less zoomed in approach.