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The Reformation - a handbookTruth on fireTHE REFORMATION This great little book was first published in 1882 and recommended then by C.H. Spurgeon as ‘a condensed, scholarly account… [having] our heartiest recommendation.’ It’s easy to see why: the Reformation is seen as a major religious revival before it is anything else (a result of politics, for example) and that is surely right. Tracing the revival first in Germany, then in Switzerland, France, the Netherlands, Scotland and England, Lindsay is easy to read and fair to the Reformation’s major players, with a wealth of information both for the reader new to this period and as a reference for the rest. Particularly important is the fourth section, which sets out the principles of the Reformation itself — why, that is, the Reformation was so vital. In these days when it is fashionable to undervalue truth for the sake of just being nice, this section reminds us that there are times when the true Christian just has to risk giving another impression. Well worth the read.Gary Benfold,
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