Includes bibliographical references.

Foreword -- Preface -- Introduction: Moral Decline of the Behemoth -- Chapter 1: Desiderius Erasmus -- Chapter 2: Martin Luther -- Chapter 3: The Sale of Indulgences -- Chapter 4: The Debate that Set Europe Abuzz -- Chapter 5: Luther -- Chapter 6: Philip Melanchthon -- Chapter 7: Ulrich Zwingli -- Chapter 8: The Swiss Anabaptist Movement -- Chapter 9: Anabaptism Grows Amidst Persecution -- Chapter 10: The German Peasants' War -- Chapter 11: Luther's Finest Years -- Chapter 12: Protestants Break Ranks -- Chapter 13: Charles V and the Complex Political and Religious Situations -- Chapter 14: William Tyndale -- Chapter 13: Reformers' Tumbles and Tests -- Chapter 16: John Calvin -- Chapter 17: Calvin -- Chapter 18: The Close of an Era -- Epilogue -- Bibliography.

To the casual observer the major contributors of the Protestant Reformation include a select few--Martin Luther, Ulrich Zwingli, John Calvin, and perhaps Philip Melanchthon. However, the movement might have easily perished in its infancy were it not for a very unique and courageous company of more obscure individuals who worked together across continental Europe during the sixteenth century--Martin Bucer, Wolfgang Capito, Conrad Grebel, Felix Manz, Matthew and Katarina Zell, Menno Simons, John Oecolampadius, Andreas Karlstadt, and Heinrich Bullinger, to name a few. This book draws the reader into three often-ignored elements of the Reformation: first, the interaction the reformers had with each other through dialogues, letters, debates, and colloquies; second, the weaknesses, blemishes, and misdeeds of the reformers (in addition to their strengths and accomplishments); and third, the contributions of the lesser-known reformers in addition to the prominent ones. It is a story as vividly powerful as any adventure novel--it is a story of Fallible Heroes.