Winner of the Gerald Strauss Book Prize awarded by the Sixteenth Century Society & Conference for the best book in the field of German Reformation history!
"The book is well-researched and well-argued, and Christman resists the temptation to overinterpret sometimes limited evidence while constructing a compelling picture overall. The book contributes to scholars understanding of the concrete processes through which the early Reformation succeeded or was stifled." Vincent Evener, United Lutheran Seminary, Lutheran Quarterly, Volume 35, Number 2, Summer 2021
