[JenB]

PS. This is my first vanity and I really hope I got it right. Sorry if anyone thinks this is out of place but I really need the info!

[Darth Reagan]

Try searching Amazon by topic. I'm sure there's a lot on the Reformation. Unfortunately, I have no specific recommendations.

[germanshepherd]

"A History of the Christian Church," by Williston Walker. I have third edition, but I believe a new one has come out recently. Excellent reference.

And this is, too, very appropriate at this time in history. Good for you -- go to it, learn what you need to, and hang the liberal professor. You're there to learn, not to please liberals. (I confess I used to write things I knew would please them, but age and wisdom has made me realize the folly of that.)

[HEFFERNAN2]

Your paper. Do your own research. We are not here to do your homework for you. Comprendo'

[wjeanw]

Calvin's writings on Islam are on-line. A google keyword search should turn them up.

[Theresa]

Your might go to EWTN.com. It's a Catholic web site with an extensive library. Try also The Catholic Encyclopedia. Also books by Marty Martin who is a very fine Protestant historian.

[Steve_Seattle]

"conflict between the British Celtic Church and the Roman church"

Reputable scholars agree there never was an entity known as the British Celtic Church. The conflicts you speak of were conflicts within the Roman church, not between the Roman church and a separate British church. The two points of conflict pertained to monastic tonsure (differences in how the monks cut their hair) and the dating of Easter.

[Publius]

The Great Reckoning by James Dale Davidson contains a chapter explaining how the new system of capitalism played a critical role in the Reformation. Thanks to the Black Death, feudalism fell apart, and out of the ashes came capitalism.

The Crusades opened up Europe to both eastern and classical influences and played a major role in the Renaissance.

[johnk]

These links a great, they contain brief discription of the source, book, video, cassette, etc..... but don't be fooled the brief description can't describe the amount of information with references and footnotes.... you will not be disappointed..

Mash here, and navigate to great sources using lefthand menu...

try this one for starters......
A Woman Rides the Beast - Dave Hunt

[Steve_Seattle]

There was an excellent article on this topic in the now-defunct "Gnosis Magazine." The magazine still has a web site (keywords "Gnosis Magazine") from which - I believe - back issues can still be ordered. The issue in question is #45, "Esoteric Christianity." The article was titled, "Looking for Celtic Christianity."

[Steve_Seattle]

I forgot to mention that the conflicts mentioned earlier were resolved at the Synod of Whitby, sometime around 600-650 AD. This is all discussed in the aforementioned "Gnosis" article.

[jjbrouwer]

Jen, have a look here. Seems appropriate.

[bualum]

History of Christian Thought and History of Christianity, several volumes each, written by Justo Gonzalez. Also, Renaissance and Reformation written by William Estep and published by Eerdman's. All three well written and documented. May be too conservative for your professor, though.

[PresbyRev]

Ditto on Post 3, I have a relatively substantial library, but still go to W. Walker's text for quick, concise, yet thorough references. Also, Dowley's Introduction to the History of Christianity contains useful 'tidbits', it is certainly not exhaustive re: the Reformation or Islam & its relationship with Christendom. You might look at www.chalecon.edu, www.avision1.com, www.capo.org, www.crta.org, www.credenda.org as other sources for texts on and off line. (Also, Schaff is a good source).

[Dumb_Ox]

I quite enjoyed Belloc's short history on the oriental Crusades, though he approached the topic from the standpoint of military strategy. The one crusade that may have set the precedent for policy during the Reformation was the war against the Albigensian Cathars, a small manichean sect in Languedoc, presently southern France. Protestants of all stripes were alleged to really be manichees, particularly because of their denial of previous Christian teaching on the Eucharist. In addition, the Cathars practiced ritual suicide. I believe an Inquisition was founded to root them out, as well.

[homskuledad]

Try R.J. Rushdooney. He is a Christian historian that I think you find to be very interesting. Good Luck!!!

[homskuledad]

Try R.J. Rushdooney. He is a Christian historian that I think you will find to be very interesting. Good Luck!!!

[Steve_Seattle]

The Crusades and their aftermath resulted in an eventual "Islamicization" of Chrisianity in Protestantism. Much of this came through the influence of the Sufis, who also probably had a role in the formation of Freemasonry. By "Islamicization," I mean trends such as elimination of the veneration of Mary and the saints, decentralization of religious authority, reliance on personal interpretation of religious scripture, de-emphasis or elimination of the priesthood and the sacraments, the rejection of monasticism, and - in some quarters - the prohibition of alcohol. The Islamicization of Christianity continues to this day as Christian scholars increasingly tend to deny the divinity of Jesus as traditionally understood.

[Paraclete]

http://www.ccel.org/index/history.html

[BrainiusMaximus]

If you go to Amazon.com, look for books written by Robert B. Ekelund. He has a good grasp of some of the history of the Catholic Church.

[good1]

There is a very nice section in Phillip Schaff's History of the Christian Church Volume V.

Also, there is an excellent article in The New Schaff-Herzog Encyclopedia of Religious Knowledge, Volume III, pp 315-18. This article also has an excellent bibliography for further study.

And finally, as always, Britannica has a good article on the Black Death, which includes a short discussion on its effects.