Common Bodies. Women, Touch and Power in Seventeenth-Century England

Abstract

The Reformed tradition remains an important subject of study-not because it explains the entire psychology of our modern capitalist world, but because it offers the basis for understanding Protestant Christianity in an increasingly secular world.An exhaustive, almost encyclopedic, display of information will leave readers feeling a bit overwhelmed, so many may find that the book is best read in sections and used as a reference work, especially because the index and notes are complete, accurate, and helpful.Nonetheless, Benedict's writing is not dry; amusing anecdotes frequently help to lighten the writing style and to provide poignant illustrations of his points.Christ's Churches Purely Reformed is a welcome reference work for anyone interested in the development of the Reformed tradition in sixteenth-and seventeenth-century Europe.