Atlas of the European Reformations

by Tim Dowley

Publisher:

Fortress Press

, 2015

Overview

A new, definitive atlas of the European Reformations has been needed for many years. Now, in anticipation of the upcoming reformation anniversaries, Fortress Press is pleased to offer the Atlas of the European Reformations.

The Atlas of the European Reformations is newly built from the ground up. Featuring more than sixty brand new maps, graphics, and timelines, the atlas is a necessary companion to any study of the reformation era. Consciously written for students at any level, concise, helpful texts guide the experience and interpret the visuals. The volume is perfect for independent students, as well as those in structured courses.

The atlas is broken into four primary parts. “Before the Reformation” presents the larger political, religious, and economic context of Europe on the eve of the Reformation. “Reformation” presents the major contours of the Reformation, including Lutheran, Reformed, English, and Anabaptist movements. “Catholic Reform and Counter-Reformation” provides extensive information on the reforming movements within Catholicism and the responses to other movements. Finally, “Early Modern Europe” sheds fresh light on the movement and implications of the reformation in the later sixteenth and seventeenth centuries.

Key Features

• Cover's Europe's geographical changes from the Reformation through the English civil war
• Features 60 vibrandt, colorful, and detailed maps
• Juxtaposes historical and biographical information for key personalities with each map

List of Maps

• The First Universities of Europe: 1160–1600
• Distribution of the Waldensians
• Distribution of the Brethren of the Common Life
• The Great Schism and the Avignon Papacy
• Distribution of the Lollards
• The Hussite Wars
• The Earliest Printing Centres in Europe
• Major Centres of the Italian Renaissance
• Major Centres of the Northern Renaissance
• Ecclesiastical Divisions of Western Europe c. 1500
• Portuguese Voyages of Discovery to the East
• European Voyages of Discovery to the West
• The First Circumnavigation of the World
• The Empire of Charles V
• Martin Luther and the Beginnings of the Reformation
• The German Knights’ War 1522–23
• The Peasants’ War 1524–25
• The Anabaptists and the Radical Reformation
• Repression, Persecution, and Resettlement of the Jews
• Philipp Melanchthon and Protestant Reform
• The Progress of Reform by 1530
• Lutheran Germany in 1555
• Zwingli and the Swiss Reformation
• Martin Bucer and the Reformation
• John Calvin and Swiss Reform
• The Reformation in Switzerland
• The Spread of Calvinism and Reformed Protestantism
• Francis I and the Reformation in France
• The Reformation in Scandinavia
• The Dissolution of the English Monasteries
• The Pilgrimage of Grace
• The English Reformation
• The Scottish Reformation
• Christian Churches in Late-Sixteenth Century Poland
• Christian Europe following the Peace of Augsburg, 1560
• The Council of Trent 1545–47
• The Council of Trent 1551–52
• The Council of Trent 1562–63
• Ignatius Loyola and the Formation of the Society of Jesus
• The Rise and Distribution of the Jesuits
• The Travels of Francis Xavier
• Roman Catholic Missions to the Americas
• Jesuit Reductions in Paraguay
• The Wars of Religion in France
• The Early Reformation in the Netherlands
• Civil War and Independence in the Netherlands
• Philip II and the Destruction of the Spanish Armada
• Catholics and Protestants in Ireland
• English Puritans Migrate to North America
• Christian Confessions in Europe in 1600
• English Migrants Settle in New England
• Christian Confessions in Germany in 1618
• The Thirty Years’ War: 1620–1648
• The Peace of Westphalia, 1648
• The Religious Settlement in Europe after 1648
• European Colonies in North America
• The English Civil War: 1640–43
• The English Civil War: 1644–49
• Oliver Cromwell’s Foreign Wars, 1649–58
• Roman Catholic Missions to Japan

Top Highlights

“Francis rather than Charles: Pope Leo X supported Francis over Charles in the imperial elections, and Pope Clement VII allied himself with the French king at a time when concerted action with Charles might otherwise have crushed the Reformation.” (Page 52)

“Hutterites’ developed a communal lifestyle and in the third quarter of the sixteenth century possibly numbered 30,000” (Page 60)

“about the sale of indulgences and the church’s material preoccupations—on the door of Wittenberg’s Castle Church” (Page 54)

“main task of a priest was to preach, and that the Bible should be available to all in their own language” (Page 32)

“Ferdinand succeeded as Holy Roman Emperor in 1558, shortly before Charles’ death” (Page 52)

Praise for the Print Edition

An invaluable resource for all students of the Reformation era.

—Alister E. McGrath, Reformation scholar, University of Oxford

The beautifully produced maps of this Atlas—along with informative time lines, well-chosen illustrations, and clear, accessible prose—make this book an excellent contribution to 500th anniversary commemorations of the Reformation. All who are concerned about the fate of Christianity today will benefit from this illuminating window into the crises, the renewal, and the world-wide effects of the Reformation era.

—Mark A. Noll, Francis A. McAnaney Professor of History, University of Notre Dame

Not only the ‘when’ but also the ‘where’ of past events brings our history into meaningful focus. This volume provides a running overview of the cauldrons of our heritage in the years leading to the Reformation, the sixteenth century itself, and elements of its impact on the seventeenth century, alongside clearly detailed maps. These maps make concrete the spaces in which the epoch-making unfolding of the Reformation took place. Scholars and beginners alike will gain a clearer understanding by placing the places of the Reformation into their geographical and chronological frameworks. A valuable tool for teaching and learning, formal and informal.

—Robert Kolb, professor emeritus, Concordia Seminary, Saint Louis

Product Details

• Title: Atlas of the European Reformations
• Author: Tim Dowley
• Publisher: Fortress Press
• Print Publication Date: 2015
• Logos Release Date: 2016
• Pages: 160
• Language: English
• Resources: 1
• Format: Digital › Logos Research Edition
• Subject: Reformation › Historical geography--Maps
• ISBNs: 9781451499698, 9781506402918, 1451499698, 1506402917
• Resource ID: LLS:TLSRPNRFRMTNS
• Resource Type: text.monograph.atlas
• Metadata Last Updated: 2023-09-18T22:30:07Z

About Tim Dowley

TIM DOWLEY, a native of London, holds a bachelor¿s degree in history and a doctorate in church history, both from the University of Manchester, England. He has written a number of children's stories and books on biblical subjects and the history of Christianity, as well as works on music and literature. A few of his latest books include Bible Atlas, A Public Faith: From Constantine to the Medieval World AD 312-600, My First Story of Christmas, and Bedtime Book of Bible Stories. Tim has traveled extensively, particularly in Israel, Turkey and other biblical lands. He lives in Clapham, South London, with his wife and family.