Durant's acclaimed Story of Civilization, ''The Reformation'' chronicles the history of European civilization from 1300 to 1564. In this masterful work, listeners will encounter: -the schism within the Roman Catholic Church and the formation of early Protestantism; -the theology of Martin Luther and his societal impact; -the rise of Humanism and the life of Desiderius Erasmus; -the royal monarchies of England, France, Spain, and Italy; -the imperial conquests of Christopher Columbus and the discovery of the Americas; -the Bohemian revolution of Eastern Europe, the unification of Russia, and the rise of the Ottoman Empire; -the teachings of John Calvin; and -the Counter-Reformation of the sixteenth century.

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