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Famous Men Of The Renaissance & Reformation
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Product Description
Covers the period in western European history from 1300-1550 and includes chapters on Da Vinci, Michelangelo, Dürer, Erasmus, Wyclif, Hus, Luther, Calvin, Zwingli, Tyndale and Knox. Includes over 75 b&w images of the men, women and works of art that distinguish this period of history. 29 chapters, 192 pages. Text written for 5th grade and up.
Product Details
- Amazon Sales Rank: #252789 in Books
- Published on: 1996-09-01
- Original language: English
- Number of items: 1
- Binding: Paperback
- 184 pages
Editorial Reviews
About the Author
Rob Shearer has been reading and teaching about the Renaissance and Reformation for over thirty years. He has degrees from Davidson College and Stanford University and was a Fulbright Research Fellow in Germany. He is the Director of the Francis Schaeffer study Center in Mt. Juliet, TN (a tutorial program for homeschooled high school students) and the publisher for Greenleaf Press. Rob and Cyndy reside in Lebanon, TN along with their eleven children.
Customer Reviews
very informative
This book is full of great information on men of this time period. It tells you who they were, and what their role in history was. It does a good job of linking the principal players as well, so that you understand who was living and making history at the same time, and what influence they had upon one another.
NOT a good text for Catholics; contains bias and misinformation
I'll admit it - I picked up this text and went immediately to the entries that I thought might be problematic. I didn't have to look far. The entry on Machiavelli is too nuanced for the book's intended audience. The chapter dealing with Luther is erroneous in its treatment of Church doctrine and at times, downright hateful (and at other times, quite silly, as if the whole subject is a joke). I would have to stand over my children's shoulders and correct every other word if they read this. It might prompt an interesting discussion of popular Protestant misconceptions of Catholic teachings, but it doesn't seem to be a suitable textbook for forming children's knowledge of the characters of the historical period.
Interesting way to cover history
My children and I really enjoyed this treatment of the Renaissance and Reformation. I recommend all the titles in this series.
