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# The Reformation as Renewal: Retrieving the One, Holy, Catholic, and Apostolic Church

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Review: GREAT AND INFORMATIVE BOOK. - Great and very informative book. I read it slowly as it is not the kind of book to devour but to read and think. I recommend it to anyone curious about the Reformation history.
Review: The one true church belongs to Jesus. - As a catholic raised in a catholic home and going to a catholic school, living in the Roman Catholic Traditions, I wondered why we were told all other churches were empty cults. The Catholic line we were told claimed all other Protestant churches were lost, secular, non Christian, and doomed. Nothing could be farther from the truth. Like any propaganda machine, this myth has become the standard belief of many of my roman catholic relatives, pernicious as it is. Later when I attended an Evangelical Protestant church I realized I did not know how to pray, I knew nothing of the bible, and I never really knew Jesus. After the next 30 years finally getting to know Jesus better, studying His Word, and growing in my faith I wonder, how did the Roman Catholic church veer so far off course from the teachings of Jesus? What were the politics of the time that so twisted the view of the Roman Catholics of the time against the reformers? This book helps explain the history and the politics behind the "Holy traditions" of the Roman Catholic Church, and why so many faithful theologians of the 16th century to present want to renew the church, and bring it back to the teachings of Jesus. The reformers turned back to Jesus as the head of the church, and reinforced the classic orthodoxy of the true patriarchs. They taught that knowing God's word makes us better dicerners of the truth and whether or not our teaching pastor or priest is rooted in the truth of the Gospel. We can find unification of the true catholic church in this when we look back to what changed, why we need to reform, and how to abide in Christ and the truth of His Gospel. I have been freed from legalism, united with all true Christians in the holy catholic sense, and now I understand why. One has to know Jesus Christ to love Him, and one gets to know Him through the truths He teaches in His Word through His church. Love is what generates true obedience and faithfulness. All the rest (legalism) is puppetry.

## Technical Specifications

| Specification | Value |
|---------------|-------|
| Best Sellers Rank | #244,267 in Books ( See Top 100 in Books ) #440 in Christian Historical Theology (Books) #990 in History of Christianity (Books) #1,368 in Christian Church History (Books) |
| Customer Reviews | 4.8 4.8 out of 5 stars (82) |
| Dimensions  | 6.3 x 2.27 x 9.29 inches |
| ISBN-10  | 031009755X |
| ISBN-13  | 978-0310097556 |
| Item Weight  | 3.2 pounds |
| Language  | English |
| Print length  | 1008 pages |
| Publication date  | June 6, 2023 |
| Publisher  | Zondervan Academic |

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## Customer Reviews

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ GREAT AND INFORMATIVE BOOK.
*by C***E on October 12, 2025*

Great and very informative book. I read it slowly as it is not the kind of book to devour but to read and think. I recommend it to anyone curious about the Reformation history.

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ The one true church belongs to Jesus.
*by J***E on February 24, 2024*

As a catholic raised in a catholic home and going to a catholic school, living in the Roman Catholic Traditions, I wondered why we were told all other churches were empty cults. The Catholic line we were told claimed all other Protestant churches were lost, secular, non Christian, and doomed. Nothing could be farther from the truth. Like any propaganda machine, this myth has become the standard belief of many of my roman catholic relatives, pernicious as it is. Later when I attended an Evangelical Protestant church I realized I did not know how to pray, I knew nothing of the bible, and I never really knew Jesus. After the next 30 years finally getting to know Jesus better, studying His Word, and growing in my faith I wonder, how did the Roman Catholic church veer so far off course from the teachings of Jesus? What were the politics of the time that so twisted the view of the Roman Catholics of the time against the reformers? This book helps explain the history and the politics behind the "Holy traditions" of the Roman Catholic Church, and why so many faithful theologians of the 16th century to present want to renew the church, and bring it back to the teachings of Jesus. The reformers turned back to Jesus as the head of the church, and reinforced the classic orthodoxy of the true patriarchs. They taught that knowing God's word makes us better dicerners of the truth and whether or not our teaching pastor or priest is rooted in the truth of the Gospel. We can find unification of the true catholic church in this when we look back to what changed, why we need to reform, and how to abide in Christ and the truth of His Gospel. I have been freed from legalism, united with all true Christians in the holy catholic sense, and now I understand why. One has to know Jesus Christ to love Him, and one gets to know Him through the truths He teaches in His Word through His church. Love is what generates true obedience and faithfulness. All the rest (legalism) is puppetry.

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Thorough
*by A***M on May 13, 2024*

This very long and dense book was well worth the time reading. It very thoroughly demythologizes and depropagandizes the history of the Reformation, giving a very fair and refreshing exposition of the events and ideas leading up to the Reformation and how the reformers viewed themselves and what they were doing. I certainly recommend it for anyone who has the time to read it.

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