Subject Headings
The following Library of Congress subject headings may be useful, many of which may be further subdivided geographically:
- Anabaptists.
- Church History — 16th Century.
- Counter-Reformation.
- Europe — History — 1517-1648.
- Radical Reformation.
- Reformation.
Possibly helpful subheadings include:
- Bibliography;
- Biography;
- Causes;
- Controversial Literature;
- Dictionaries;
- Encyclopedias;
- Historiography.
Call Numbers to Browse
Dewey Decimal: 270.6; 940.23 (European History); 943.03 (German History)
Library of Congress: BR300 - BR420
Key People
Martin Luther, John Calvin, Ulrich Zwingli, Thomas Cranmer
Important Doctrinal Controversy Keywords
Justification, Sanctification, Sacraments, Authority, Excommunication, Penance.
Note that in some of the polemic literature the term “Counter-Reformation” is not viewed favorably.