"This is just the book for understanding the momentous changes initiated by the Protestant Reformation five hundred years ago. Brad Gregory expertly describes both the significance of Martin Luther (as the first protestant) and the tremendous impact of the Reformation era on everything that has followed." -- Mark Noll, McAnaney Professor of History Emeritus at the University of Notre Dame and author of Protestantism: A Very Short Introduction

"Vividly written and respectful of all parties...Rebel in the Ranks is the story of the why, the who and the how [the Reformation] happened - and the consequences. It's also a witness to the cost of weaponizing truth, and pursuing it unmoored from patience, self-criticism and love." -- The Most Rev Charles J Chaput, OFM Cap, Archbishop of Philadelphia