BOOK BRIEF

Heretics and Heroes: How Renaissance Artists and Reformation Priests Created Our World

Thomas Cahill
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Heretics and Heroes: How Renaissance Artists and Reformation Priests Created Our World

Nonfiction | Book | Adult | Published in 2013

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Thomas Cahill

Heretics and Heroes: How Renaissance Artists and Reformation Priests Created Our World

Nonfiction | Book | Adult | Published in 2013
Book Details
Pages

368

Format

Book • Nonfiction

Period
Medieval
Setting

Europe • Renaissance

Topic
Religion & Spirituality

Arts & Culture

World History
Publication Year

2013

Audience

Adult

Recommended Reading Age

18+ years

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Super Short Summary

In Heretics and Heroes: How Renaissance Artists and Reformation Priests Created Our World, Thomas Cahill explores the cultural shifts during the Renaissance and Reformation periods. The book highlights the transformative roles of artists and religious reformers in shaping modern Western civilization, emphasizing individual contributions and revolutionary ideas that challenged existing norms and fostered progress.

Informative

Contemplative

Inspirational

Adventurous

Reviews & Readership

4.1

2,011 ratings

70%

Loved it

23%

Mixed feelings

7%

Not a fan

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Thomas Cahill's Heretics and Heroes is praised for its engaging narrative and insightful connection between the Renaissance and Reformation. Readers appreciate Cahill's ability to simplify complex historical events. However, some critique the book for lacking depth and scholarly rigor. Overall, it's seen as an informative and accessible introduction to the era.

Who should read this

Who Should Read Heretics and Heroes: How Renaissance Artists and Reformation Priests Created Our World?

Readers who enjoy Heretics and Heroes by Thomas Cahill are likely interested in history, art, and religion, particularly the Renaissance and Reformation periods. Fans of books like The Agony and the Ecstasy by Irving Stone or A World Lit Only by Fire by William Manchester may find this appealing.

4.1

2,011 ratings

70%

Loved it

23%

Mixed feelings

7%

Not a fan

Book Details
Pages

368

Format

Book • Nonfiction

Period
Medieval
Setting

Europe • Renaissance

Topic
Religion & Spirituality

Arts & Culture

World History
Publication Year

2013

Audience

Adult

Recommended Reading Age

18+ years

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