Description: This authoritative volume presents the history of Christianity from the eve of the Protestant Reformation to the height of Catholic Reform. It thoroughly examines the impact of the permanent schism on Latin Christendom, the Catholic responses to it, and the influence on the development of the Orthodox churches. The volume covers the history of society, politics, theology, liturgy, religious orders, and art in the lands of Latin Christianity, while expanding the boundaries of inquiry to the relationship between Christianity and non-Christian religions both in Europe and in the non-European world.
Brief description: R. Po-chia Hsia is Edwin Earle Sparks Professor of History and Religious Studies at Pennsylvania State University. His many publications include The World of Catholic Renewal 1540-1770, 1st edition (1998), 2nd edition (2005).
Review Quotes: "Detailed and scholarly, the relationship between Christianity and other major religions and faiths is maintained by each contributor...a major work of academic orientation from which both the historian and religious scholar will benefit....Public libraries and churches with a teaching mission should not hesitate to purchase."
--American Reference Books Annual