Reformation and Counter-Reformation: Home

This research guide is designed to quickly lead the researcher to the best resources available at Gumberg Library on The Reformation and Counter-Reformation. It will connect the user to reference work (both print and electronic), to books (both print and ebooks), databases for articles, videos, high-quality websites, and selected non-fiction works on essential figures and occurences pertaining to both historical events/periods. We hope you will find it useful.

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Introductory Articles

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• “Reformation” from the Encyclopedia of Philosophy
• “Reformation” from the Encyclopedia of Religion
• “Reformation and Counter Reformation in Europe 1517-1648” from Philip’s Atlas of World History, Concise Edition
• “Reformation, Protestant” from Europe, 1450 to 1789: Encyclopedia of the Early Modern World
• “Counter Reformation” from the New Catholic Encyclopedia
• “Counter Reformation” from the Oxford Dictionary of the Christian Church

Reference Works

Reference Works

Selected Introductory Works

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