The Catholic Reformation (Library Binding), by Michael Mullett
Recounts the medieval background of the Catholic Reformation, the Council of Trent, and the creation of new religious orders; as well as the impact of the Catholic Reformation on the church, people, and the arts. Also available in paperback. Library Binding.

The Catholic Reformation: Savonarola to St. Ignatius Loyola (Paperback), by John C. Olin (Compiler)
An account of the Catholic Reformation that makes a distinction between the spontaneous currents of reform within the Church and the reaction to the Protestant Reformation. Paperback.

The Refashioning of Catholicism, 1450-1700: A Reassessment of the Counter Reformation (Paperback), by Robert Bireley
Bireley argues that early modern Catholicism, the period known more traditionally as the Counter Reformation, was both shaped by and an active response to the profound changes of the 16th century: the growth of the state; economic expansion and social dislocation; European colonialism across the seas; the Renaissance; and, of course, the Protestant Reformation. Bireley finds that there were two fundamental, contrasting desires that helped shape early modern Catholicism: the desire especially of a lay elite to lead a full Christian life in the world and the widespread desire for order and discipline after the upheavals of the long 16th century. Paperback.

Catholic Reformation in Ireland: The Mission of Rinuccini 1645-1649 (Hardcover), by Tadhg O Hannrachain
The success of the Irish Counter-Reformation was a crucial development in the history of the island and subsequently a vital component in the troubled relationship between Ireland and Britain. For centuries the politics of the archipelago have been affected by conflicts whose deepest roots are located in the religious changes of the seventeenth century. This book offers a scholarly and dramatic reappraisal of a central episode in the extension of Catholic reform to the island, the papal nunciature of GianBattista Rinuccini. Tadhg O Hannrachain situates Rinuccini's mission in its wider European context, and provides an entirely new perspective, not only on the man at the heart of events during the turbulent 1640s, but also on the 17th century penetration of Catholic reform into Ireland and on the Irish theatre of the Wars of the Three Kingdoms.

The Counter-Reformation: The Essential Readings (Essential Readings in History) (Paperback), by David M. Luebke (Editor)
This book comprises nine key articles on the Counter-Reformation, introduced and contextualized for the student reader. They show that these reforms were more than a mere reaction against the Protestant challenge to Catholic doctrine and institutions, rather, they also constituted an internal renewal that transformed 16th and 17th century Catholic religious life in many complex ways. The collection surveys the conceptual and geographical range of work on the subject since 1945, and includes innovative articles on spirituality, the religious life of ordinary Catholics, the work of missionaries in the New World, and the changing role of women in Catholic culture. The essays are divided into two groups - Definitions and Outcomes - to illustrate the distinction between reform as a historical idea and as set of processes. The book provides an ideal starting point for an exploration into key topics of debate surrounding this central event of European history. Paperback.

Right Thinking and Sacred Oratory in Counter-Reformation Rome (Hardcover), by Frederick J. McGinness
McGinness explores the new emphasis placed on preaching by Roman church leaders. Looking at the development of a sacred oratory designed to move the heart, he traces the formation of a long-lasting Catholic worldview. McGinness not only describes the theory of sermon-writing, but also reconstructs the circumstances, social and physical, in which sermons were delivered. The author considers how sermons blended spirituality with pious legends. Preachers projected a "right" view of history, social relationships, and ecclesiastical organization, while depicting a spiritual topography upon which Catholics could chart a path to salvation. At the center of this topography was Rome, a vast stage set for religious pageantry, which McGinness brings to life as he follows the homiletic representations of the city from a bastion of Christian militancy to a haven of harmony, light, and tranquility. Hardcover.

The Counter-Reformation in Central Europe: Styria 1580-1630 (Oxford Historical Monographs) (Hardcover), by Regina Portner
Regina Portner shows how Protestantization in the first half of the 16th century was linked to communication with the Protestants of the rest of the Empire, and to the failure of ecclesiastical reform in the church province of Salzburg, of which Styria formed part. The Protestant success of 1578, however, proved deceptive because it lacked constitutional substance, and was defended by an inherently weak union of the Inner Austrian estates. Dr Portner analyses the aims, achievements, and shortcomings of the Habsburgs' confessional crusade in Styria, showing how although the progress of Protestantization was reversed, the Counter-Reformation left an ambivalent legacy to the modern Austrian state. Hardcover.

The Holy Spirit: Medieval Roman Catholic and Reformation Traditions (Paperback), by Stanley M. Burgess
The author examines medieval Roman Catholic and Reformation attitudes toward the Holy Spirit beginning with the writings of medieval Catholic theologians from Gregory the Great to Aquinas. Subsequent sections describe the contributions of influential women; “fringe” figures; magisterial reformers Luther, Zwingli, and Calvin; leading Catholic reformers such as Ignatius of Loyola; the “radical” reformers Thomas Muntzer and Menno Simons, and others. Paperback.

The Counter-Reformation, 1550-1600 (Hardcover), by Beresford James Kidd
A history of the 16th century conservative Catholic movement which sought to secure the traditions of the church against Protestant innovations and the liberalizing effects of the Renaissance. Hardcover.

The Front-Runner of the Catholic Reformation: The Life and Works of Johann Von Staupitz (St. Andrews Studies in Reformation History) (Hardcover), by Franz Posset (Editor)
Staupitz, a reforming theologian who had an inestimable influence on Martin Luther, is the subject of this substantial biography. The Augustinian's theology and religious activities are chronicled against a background of the political and theological trends of his time in 15th-century Holy Roman Empire. In the biography, Posset critiques an extensive selection of studies on Staupitz and analyzes his sermons, quotations from which are presented, translated into English. Staupitz's theological ideas are analyzed at length and compared throughout to Reformation ideas of his time, especially those of Luther. Hardcover.