How could a movement triggered by the inner quest of a single man, the Augustinian monk Martin Luther, produce such a complete and perhaps unparalleled shake-up in Western history? How could the work of reflection in the light of the Bible, carried out by an intellectual as little “media” as John Calvin, have marked, in such an obvious way and for several centuries, the character of Western society?
Between them, these 16th century Christians influenced the course of history more profoundly and more lastingly through their words and writings than did illustrious conquerors with their powerful armies. Heir to these two giants, Protestantism benefits from this enriching complementarity. He also has every interest in keeping it or finding it.
The objective of Jacques Blandenier's book is not to idealize these two reformers, nor to complacently put the finger in the wound of the break with the Catholic Church of the 16th century. Its goal is to lead to a better knowledge of the richness of a multifaceted heritage, which brings back to the heart of the Christian faith: grace alone.
Jacques Blandenier is known in the Protestant world for his two volumes of the history of missions (The Evangelization of the World and The Rise of Protestant Missions). A passionate teacher and speaker, for more than twenty years in Switzerland he was responsible for adult training for the French-speaking Federation of Evangelical Churches (FREE).
ISBN: 9782755003048