
Great introduction to the field - I really enjoyed this book. It explained all the main ideas of major Reformation writers like Luther and Calvin in very simple terms. He did a great job of explaining the background to these ideas in ways that nonspecialists like me could understand. The best bits of the work were his discussion of scholasticism and humanism which really helped me understand more about the background to the reformation. I also really appreciated the way he broke the material down into sections on different topics, like justification, the church, sacraments, and so on. A great read.