Reformation Heroes, Volume 1

De: Joel R. Beeke, Diane Kleyn

Narrado por: David Cochran Heath

The Reformation did not happen instantaneously; it was something God patiently arranged over a number of years. As you listen to this book, you will learn how the Lord used some people to plant the seeds of church reform long before October 31, 1517, when Martin Luther published his 95 theses. Luther's story is well-known; we trust you will find it interesting and instructive to hear about him and about 40 others (John Knox, Peter Martyr Vermigli, Zacharias Ursinus, Willem Teellinck, etc.) who contributed to the Reformation - some well-known and others not so - most of whom are Reformation heroes.

To provide a more full picture of the many-sided Reformation, chapters are also included on the Anabaptist and Counter Reformation movements. The book concludes with a brief summary of the influence of the Reformation in different areas of life.

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Great overview of key figures in Reformation

This volume offered a great overview of some of the most important figures in the reformation. Several of the biographies were of people whose names I only knew vaguely, others were very prominent. All of them were great examples of courageous Christians who cling to truth despite great opposition. It was well- written and easy to listen to.

Brilliant and engaging! Soli Deo Gloria!

An absolute must listen! This book details the work of those whom God used to bring about the reformation! Soli Deo Gloria!

If you are a born again Christian....

If you are a born again Christian and are interested in how the Bible came to be printed, how many saints suffered and died for us to have the privilege of believing freely..... then you need to read/listen to this. I am going to share Heaven with so many saints that did more for God than me.... this brought tears to my eyes on many occasions. God bless you on your personal journey/race.

Great for younger elementary school kids

This book would be great for young kids who think of "good guys" and "bad guys" and those are the only two options.

Reformation Heroes, volume 1 has absolutely no nuance at all. Anything Protestant is good; anything Roman Catholic is bad. I would expect in a book for adults to dive into more history of why the Reformation happened, comparing the grievances from both the Church and the Reformers, allowing the listener to make distinctions. The closest this book gets to nuance is stating that Erasmus never left the Church. Why did he stay with the Roman Catholic side? He was one of the most important men in Bible translation and giving his reasons for translating the Bible, but not leaving the Church could be important. Give the audience reasons why things happened!

This book is written firmly from the point of view of the Protestants, which would be perfectly fine if any sort of nuance was shown.

After listening to this book, I got to learn that Luther was "sad" and "had friends" and that some other reformer "got angry"! I stopped the book to look at the cover and description to see if maybe I got a kids' book by mistake. I asked my 12-year old to listen with me for a while and she agrees that the book is for children younger than her.

Overall, the book isn't bad, per se, it is just not meant for adults.