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10 Very Good Books on the Reformation and Martin Luther
As we anticipate the celebration of the th 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. 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, ). This book is a terrific resource for understanding the English tributaries of the Reformation, beginning with John Wycliffe, the “Lollards” (those heretical “mumblers!”), and William Tyndale’s English translation of the New Testament. The prose is lively and the storytelling is rich–though reader beware: it gets dense at times in the historical weeds. With so many books focused on
Edith Thacher Hurd
Edith Thacher was born in Kansas City, Missouri. In she graduated from Radcliffe College and moved to New York City, and in she enrolled in the Bank Street College of Education. There she met fellow student George Hurd, and the two married in They began creating children's books, she writing and he illustrating. In , she published her first book for children Hurry, Hurry. In , they had a son, Thacher, who is also a children's book illustrator. Over the course of her career, Edith wrote more than seventy-five children's books, many of which were illustrated by Clement.
American children's writer known for picture book texts, many illustrated by her husband
| Born | 3 September |
| Died | 25 January |
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I am so happy that The Experiment, a terrific publisher in New York has reissued Watercolor for the Artistically Undiscoverd, originally published in by Klutz. The original has sold over , copies, and I have high hopes for the new edition. The new title is PAINT THIS BOOK!. Same watercolor paper and paints and brushes included. Here's a link to the publisher's catalog page, with six different possible outlets to buy from:
Let me know what you think of it! Paint! Write! Create!
The Pea Patch Jig has been reissued by Creston Books here in Berkeley, in a beautiful hardcover editon. I'm so happy with the fine job Marissa Moss, the founder of Creston, did with it.
And in other news, Cat's Pajamas, originally published by HarperCollins, has been republished by Taylor Trade Publishing as a hardcover. Of all my books that little book has been the one to generate the most fan mail over the years. One-year olds seem to get addicted to it!
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