Protestantism: A Very Short Introduction

Mark A. Noll

Very Short Introductions

• Explores Protestant movements from their European origins in the early sixteenth century to the present day
• Integrates both non-Western and Western history to highlight the great worldwide diversity of Protestantism
• Considers the influence of American Protestants in recent world history and explains why that influence should not be exaggerated
• Includes contributions from well-known figures such as Martin Luther, John Calvin and F. D. E. Schleiermacher, as well as Karl Barth, Dora Yu, Samuel Ajayi Crowther, and Pandita Ramabai
• Part of the bestselling Very Short Introductionsseries - over three million copies sold worldwide