Good Government and Church Order: Essays on the Role of Secular Authority in the German Reformation. By James M. Estes,. Essays and Studies 53. Toronto: CRRS Publications, 2022. 326 pp. $49.95 CAD paper.

Good Government and Church Order: Essays on the Role of Secular Authority in the German Reformation. By James M. Estes. Essays and Studies 53. Toronto: CRRS Publications, 2022. 326 pp. $49.95 CAD paper.

James Estes's work has made wide-ranging contributions to our understanding of the Reformation's effect on political authority. Including eleven essays and an appendix that span five decades, this compilation offerings a fitting overview to Estes's research. The chapters focus on three major figures of the magisterial Reformation: Johannes Brenz, Martin Luther, and Philipp Melanchthon. Collectively, the articles chart...