Web Reviews: Theological Perspectives of the Reformation

Abstract

Visually, the site is attractive without being distracting. organization of the site revolves around seven topic areas: reformation happens catholic reformation Magisterial reformation english reformation radical reformation Women of the reformation popes of the renaissance and reformation The main menu on the homepage clearly lays out each category and provides a succinct (two-to three-sentence) description. The homepage also includes a search box at the top as well as links to an About this Site page and to gstohl's homepage. The search feature works quite well, with a quick search on [balthasar] Hübmaier, for example, bringing up 48 results. each individual topic area has its own page, most of which (with the exception of Women of the Reformation and Popes of the Renaissance and Reformation) begin with a brief (two-to three-paragraph) description of the topic. The topic pages further subdivide into sections: Works, Events, and More (the Reformation Happens page, which discusses the historical background leading to the reformation, also includes a section on Factors). There is also a list of links to people significant to the topic, located in a column on the right side of the page. The two topic pages that do not follow this pattern, Women of the Reformation and Popes of the Reformation and Renaissance, are organized slightly differently: the first (Women…) provides a table with columns for the first five main topic areas (Reformation Happens through Radical Reformation), with links to pages on individual women listed beneath each column. The Popes page simply provides links to individual popes listed chronologically, beginning with pope sixtus iV (1471-1484) and ending with pope gregory XV (1621-1623). The pages on individual people provide basic information, presented in a grid format (which seems to be the consistent organizational feature of this website). The page on Martin luther, for example, presents a table with the following topic headings going down the left-hand column: Movement born • • • • • • • • •