The religion of the people of Europe
The vulnerability of the church
'Reform' from within and its limits
Challenges from outside and their limits
Heresy : an alternative church?
The church and the Christian soul
II. The reformers and their message
The 'Luther affair' and its context
The conversions of the reformers
The reformers' message : salvation
The reformers' message : scripture
The reformers' message : The church
The reformers' message : sacraments
III. Establishing the reformed churches
Unsuccessful 'affiliations' to the reformed cause
Self-governing towns and cities
Principalities and kingdoms
Motives for establishing the Reformation?
IV. Beyond the 'reformation moment' : from temporary coalitions to growing communities
Voluntary, gathered movements reject the 'coalition'
Crisis, survival, and compromise in politics
Reformers at odds : the 'confessional' reformation
Reformers and laypeople : building a religious culture.
