The Catholic Reformation

James E. Kelly is Sweeting Associate Professor in the History of Catholicism at Durham University, where he leads the History of Catholicism research strand within the university's Centre for Catholic Studies. He was Principal Investigator of the AHRC-funded project, "Monks in Motion," and a member of the AHRC-funded "Who Were the Nuns?" project. He has written widely on the history of Catholicism and his publications include English Convents in Catholic Europe, c.1600-1800 (2020). He is joint general editor of the five-volume The Oxford History of British and Irish Catholicism (2023), and is founding co-editor of Durham University IMEMS Press' "Catholicisms, c.1450-c.1800" book series.

• 1: Defining a New Movement 2: The Council of Trent and New Soldiers for Christ 3: Catholic Europe? 4: Missionaries and Martyrs 5: Catholic Living 6: Sensing and Thinking Catholicism 7: Legacies References and Further Reading

James E. Kelly's The Catholic Reformation: A Very Short Introduction is a welcome addition to the literature on early modern Catholicism. Lucidly written, and exhibiting a wealth of distilled scholarship, it will be consulted with profit by students and teachers alike.