Peace in the Post-Reformation

by John Bossy

Book Overview

Christians are supposed to love their neighbors, including their enemies. This is never easy. When feud and honor are common realities, it is even harder than usual. This book sketches the history of human (not political) peace-making in four countries of western Europe (Italy, France, Germany, and England) between the Reformation and the eighteenth century, and in their various religious institutions. The stories are variations on a theme: a moral...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0521646057
• ISBN13: 9780521646055
• Release Date: November 1998
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 116 Pages
• Weight: 0.80 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 6.0" x 9.0"