Books

By: Stephen Nichols

When we think of the Reformation, the name Martin Luther instantly comes to mind. To mark this, we’re introducing a special book from our church library about his life and writings.

📙 Does your knowledge of Martin Luther’s writings start and end with the hymn "A Mighty Fortress Is Our God"?

As we celebrate the 500th anniversary of the Reformation he sparked, this book introduces Luther as one of history’s most colourful and influential figures. While his story is well known, his powerful writings are often less familiar. This illustrated guide summarises his major works, including The Bondage of the Will and On the Councils and the Church, and includes the complete Ninety-Five Theses with annotations. It also provides guidance for studying Luther’s ethical writings, table talk, hymns, and sermons, along with a select guide for further reading.

👉 Borrow the book here:  www.libib.com/u/irecmelbourne?solo=43685198 or contact someone from church to have the book delivered to you

Let’s use Reformation Month as a chance to grow in faith and understanding together! ✨

📚Library Ministry

By: Justo L. Gonzalez

Starting with the Protestant Reformation in the sixteenth century, this second volume of The Story of Christianity takes the story through to the present day. 

Historian Justo Gonzalez brings to life the people, events, and ideas shaping Protestantism, Catholicism, and Orthodoxy, while highlighting key theological developments and the social, political, and economic forces that influenced the church. Themes of unrest, rebellion, and reformation run throughout, along with profiles of figures like Martin Luther, Ulrich Zwingli, and John Calvin. The book also explores Christianity’s growth in Europe, the US, and Latin America, changes across Protestant, Catholic, and Eastern traditions, and recent developments such as the World Council of Churches, the Second Vatican Council, and efforts towards Christian unity, finishing with reflections on key issues and debates today.

👉 Borrow the book here: www.libib.com/u/irecmelbourne?solo=43683335 or contact someone from church to have the book delivered to you.

By: Andrew Atherstone

A beautifully illustrated guide to one of the most intense periods of religious upheaval since the founding of Christianity.

Bringing the period of the Reformation to vivid life, this color illustrated guide looks in detail to all aspects of the time period to determine why the Reformation happened, how it was carried out, and what it ultimately achieved. The key figures from the time period are brought to life along with the key debates and controversies surrounding the time period, and are presented together in tandem with the wider political and social implications the Reformation continues to have on religion today. Specific contents include: Here I stand: Martin Luther, Radical Reformers, The Reformation Legacy, and more.

👉 Borrow the book here: www.libib.com/u/irecmelbourne?solo=43683520 or contact someone from church to have the book delivered to you.