Released in the UK May 2019
Released in the US May 2019
Trade paperback | 144 Pages
9781527103337 • £7.99 $9.99
BISAC – REL108020
Light after Darkness
How the Reformers regained, retold and relied on the gospel of grace
Lee Gatiss
The stories of 5 prominent Reformers
Issues addressed by each Reformer
Short, easy to read introduction to crucial church history
The Protestant Reformers of the sixteenth century regained, retold, and relied on the gospel of grace — and we can learn from their tragedies and triumphs, their dark deeds and noble heroics. The stories of Ulrich Zwingli, William Tyndale, Martin Luther, John Calvin and Thomas Cranmer remind us of the glorious truths which warmed the hearts and fired the souls of passionate and imperfect people, and how they tried to share the good news of Jesus Christ in their generation. Will it strengthen and inspire passionate and imperfect Christians today to emulate their clarity, their courage, and their compassion for the lost?
Lee Gatiss
Dr. Lee Gatiss is the Director of Church Society, Editor of the NIV Proclamation Bible, and a Lecturer in Church History at Union School of Theology. He lives in Cambridge, UK.
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Christian Focus
Light after Darkness provides an excellent entry point into the essence of the Reformation, and mines much of the Reformers’ wisdom for our twenty–first–century context. Great biblical and practical encouragement for church leaders and members, and thus highly recommended!
Mark Earngey
Head of Church History and Lecturer in Christian Thought, Moore Theological College, Sydney
This is a fabulous recounting of the lives of five key figures of the European Reformation. It is a recounting that also reveals that if these lives had not been lived, western history and the story of the Church would be completely different. This is usable history at its best.
Michael A. G. Haykin
Professor of Church History and Biblical Spirituality, The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, Louisville, Kentucky
… historically informed, accessibly readable, and relevantly applied. A great service for the church and beyond.
Adriaan Neele
Research scholar, associate editor and director of the Jonathan Edwards Center, Yale University
In his usual eloquent and articulate style, Dr Lee Gatiss illuminates the wisdom of the Protestant Reformers and the continuing truth of Almighty God’s gospel of grace. … compels the reader to stand firm in the foundation of faith which was courageously taught by men and women of the 16th century.
Julian Dobbs
Bishop of the Anglican Diocese of the Living Word in North America