On the 500th anniversary of Luther's theses, a landmark history of the revolutionary faith that shaped the modern world. "Ryrie writes that his aim 'is to persuade you that we cannot understand the modern age without understanding the...

Tracing Martin Luther's upheavals forward over the course of one of the most creative and destructive movements in human history, "Protestants" is an in-depth account of the conflicting characters and ideas that have defined the...

The specifics and nature of Western society's drift from Christianity to forms of scepticism are explored here by the award-winning author of "Protestants". von Ryrie, Alec

Christianity von Ryrie, Alec

Why have Western societies that were once overwhelmingly Christian become so secular? Looking to the feelings and faith of ordinary people, the award-winning author of Protestants Alec Ryrie offers a bold new history of atheism. von...

"Contesting Orthodoxies in the History of Christianity: Essays in Honour of Diarmaid MacCulloch" ist eine Sammlung von Aufsätzen, die zu Ehren des renommierten Historikers Diarmaid MacCulloch verfasst wurden. Herausgegeben von Alec...