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As we anticipate the celebration of the 500th year anniversary of the Reformation, I put together a “top ten list” of some of the best (and mostly recent) books on the history, theology, and legacy of the Reformation.

This list is, perhaps predictably, tilted a bit heavily to Luther and the Reformation in Germany.

A different or supplementary list could be provided that gives the best books on Calvin, Zwingli, the Radical Reformers, etc.

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This list includes some books that cover the full breadth of the Reformation, but some are certainly Luther-centric.

Without further ado, here’s the list (not ranked by order of “best to least-best”).

1.Heretics and Believers: A History of the English Reformation by Peter Marshall (Yale University Press, 2017).

This book is a terrific resource for understanding the English tributaries of the Reformation, beginning with John Wycliffe, the “Lollards” (those heretical “mumblers!”), and Wil Martin Luther Biography - life, family, children, parents ... SITYG