A fellow believer from our Sunday school class passed a book on to me recently. He thought I would appreciate it. He was correct. I more than appreciated it. I devoured it. Reformation 500: How the Greatest Revivial Since Pentecost Continues to Shape the World Today is a treasure trove. Why?

The book has multiple authors. And multiple themes and ideas are explored. Issues ranging from historical misunderstandings of Luther’s two kingdom theology, to the importance of singing the psalms in corporate worship, to the role of Rembrandt’s biblical themes in his painintings, to the Reformation’s biblical moorings as the seminary for the scientific revolution, the book’s a massive resource, amply footnoted and referenced for those who wish to pursue follow-on studies.

I returned my buddy’s copy to him, but then I bought my own copy. And it’s now underlined and rife with marginalia. Highly recommended for those with similiar interests in the history of thought and intellectual history and/or Reformation history and its impact.