{"product_id":"reformation-myths-by-rodney-stark-9780281078271","title":"Reformation Myths","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWhat has the Reformation ever done for us?\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eA lot less than you might think, as Rodney Stark shows in this enlightening and entertaining antidote to recent books about the rise of Protestantism and its legacy.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eRodney Stark takes no prisoners\u003c\/em\u003e as he charges through five hundred years of history, upsetting apple carts left and right. Almost everything you thought you knew about the Reformation turns out to be a false narrative. In future, anyone who makes sweeping claims about the benefits of Protestantism ought to check their assumptions against Stark’s research first. — Clifford Longley, author and journalist\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eStark brings the insights of a distinguished sociologist of religion to bear on a range of inherited assumptions about the impact of the Reformation. The result makes for salutary reading in this year of commemoration and (not always justified) celebration. — Peter Marshall, Professor of History, University of Warwick\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eStark changed the way we think about the early Church and this book may change the way you think about Protestantism. \u003cem\u003eReformation Myths\u003c\/em\u003e cuts through pious certainties and challenges us to think again about our cultural history. — Linda Woodhead MBE DD, Professor of Sociology of Religion, Lancaster University\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Unknown","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47932407120108,"sku":"9780281078271","price":10.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/9780281078271-reformation-myths.jpg?v=1783862078","url":"https:\/\/bookhero.co.nz\/products\/reformation-myths-by-rodney-stark-9780281078271","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}