Translation of Die Reformation in Deutschland.

Bibliography: volume 2, pages 362-394.

The causes of the Reformation -- Prologue in church history (1300-1450) -- Political powers and social stratification in Germany before the Reformation -- Intellectual life in Germany before the Reformation -- Religious life before the Reformation -- National churches -- Laying the foundations: Luther's youth -- The Beginnings of Lutheranism -- Decision for the Reformation (1521-1525) -- Fundamental forces, foreign politics -- Reformed rulers and the church's rights -- The birth of the confessional and politico-confessional principle (1521-9) -- The progress of the Reformation and the victory of the confessional-political principle (1530-9) -- The continuance of Catholic life in Germany -- The beginnings of Catholic reform in Germany -- Dissolution goes on while a new mind forms in German Catholicism -- Catholic reconstruction -- Catholic controversial theology -- Attempts at union: the general council -- Attempts at union: theological solutions -- The Foreign political account settled -- Crisis precipitated by Schmalkald war -- The Outcome. The interim and its consequences.