Anna Marie Johnson on her book Reforming Faith: The Wittenberg Circle and the Reformation of Christian Life

The Reformation in Germany was more than a reform of worship, church practice, preaching, and theology (as big as these changes were), but also had widespread societal effects including how poverty was tackled. In this episode, Dr. Anna Marie Johnson discusses this wider influence of the Reformation and her recent book Reforming Faith: The Wittenberg Circle and the Reformation of Christian Life. 

Shownotes:

-Dr. Johnson's facult bio page which has a list of her works and contributions to the field of Reformation studies

-The following books are referenced and mentioned in the episode:

-- John M. Frymire's The Primary of the Postils: Catholics, Protestants, and the Dissemination of Ideas in Early Modern Germany

-- Scott H. Hendrix's Martin Luther: Visionary Reformer and Luther and the Papacy: Stages in a Reformation Conflict