{"id":884,"date":"2009-05-02T12:18:00","date_gmt":"2009-05-02T16:18:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/rayvanneste.com\/?p=884"},"modified":"2013-06-21T15:00:16","modified_gmt":"2013-06-21T19:00:16","slug":"reformation-heroes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/rayvanneste.com\/?p=884","title":{"rendered":"Reformation Heroes"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Reformation Heroes<\/a>, by Diana Kleyn with Joel Beeke
\n(Reformation Heritage Books, 2007), hb., 240 pp.
\nAges 6+<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

I have been meaning to comment on this book for some time. It is an amazing resource- the most thorough book for children on this topic that I know of. It is based on a 19th century book, The Reformation and Its Heroes, by Richard Newton. I have commented on a number of books on characters from the Reformation here because the Reformation is one key area of history with which I want my children to be well acquainted. If you feel the same, this book is a must have.<\/p>\n

It is not difficult to find books on Luther or Calvin, or even Wycliffe, but the comprehensiveness of this book is amazing. It covers precursors to the Reformation, English, German, French, and Dutch Reformers Anabaptists and the Catholic response. Here is a list of the people and events discussed in the book:<\/p>\n

Peter Waldo
\nJohn Wycliffe
\nAnne of Bohemia
\nJohn Huss
\nMartin Luther
\nPhilip Melanchthon
\nThe Protest at Speyer
\nMartin Bucer
\nUlrich Zwingli
\nHeinrich Bullinger
\nWilliam Tyndale
\nEdward VI
\nThomas Cranmer
\nHugh Latimer
\nNicholas Ridley
\nJohn Foxe
\nJohn Knox
\nGuido de Bres
\nThe Heidelberg Catechism
\nCaspar Olevianus
\nZacharias Ursinus
\nFrederick III
\nPeter Martyr Vermigli
\nJohn Calvin
\nTheodore Beza
\nJan Laski
\nThe Duke of Alva
\nWilliam, Prince of Orange
\nPetrus Dathenus
\nQuenn Marguerite of Navarre
\nQueen Jeanne d’Albret of Navarre
\nAdmiral Coligny & the tragedy of St. Bartholomew’s Day
\nCharlotte, the Nun of Jouarre
\nWilliam Perkins
\nWilliam Ames
\nWilliam Teelnick
\nKonrad Grebel
\nFelix Manz
\nLudwig Ha’tzer
\nGerog Blaurock
\nThomas Muntzer
\nJan Mattjis
\nJan Beukelssen
\nMelchior Hoffman
\nJakob Hutter
\nBalthasar Hubmaier
\nMenno Simons
\nThe Counter Reformation<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

I consider myself fairly well informed on the Reformation, but there are names on this list that I did now know before this book! The stories are well told and nicely illustrated. I heartily recommend this book.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Reformation Heroes, by Diana Kleyn with Joel Beeke (Reformation Heritage Books, 2007), hb., 240 pp. Ages 6+ I have been meaning to comment on this book for some time. It is an amazing resource- the most thorough book for children on this topic that I know of. It is based on a 19th century book, …<\/p>\n

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