Reviews for Reasoning and Decision Making

The average rating for Reasoning and Decision Making based on 2 reviews is 3.5 stars.

Review # 1 was written on 2015-01-29 00:00:00 Fred Van Holst Note: This review is of the 2010 Second Ed. The 5 stars are based on its intention to be a college textbook. Surely there are better narrative accounts for scholars or amateurs. But for a textbook, this does most things very well, and where it's weak, almost all other textbooks are as well. Strengths: Format - The chapters are a good size. No footnotes or endnotes, just judicious parenthetical citations. "For Further Reading" section at the end of each chapter. Good back matter (maps, charts, glossary, etc.). Bibliography - Lindberg really is caught up on his reading. I am a professional Reformation scholar and marked a few new sources to check out. Balanced Historiography - Lindberg takes a stand on the essentially religious nature of the Reformation but liberally employs social and cultural history. Really, there are only a few sections heavy on theology. Tone/Style - Lindberg's writing is entertaining without being patronizing. He employs the occasional witty jab and is not shy about drawing some lessons for the present. Weaknesses: Pro-Protestant - I'm not sure Catholicism gets quite a fair shake in this volume. His interpretation of late medieval piety as flawed relies (partly) on the tendentious argument that Luther's psychology accurately reflects the average person's thought about salvation. There are more positive ways to construe some late medieval developments. Also, the closing chapter on "Legacies of the Reformations" almost totally omits Catholic areas, which were also exhibiting significant social change. Slow Start - The first chapter is devoted to historiography. I understand that scholars like to discuss method, but college students probably need a little more incentive to read than a secondary source survey provides.

Review # 2 was written on 2012-06-02 00:00:00 Darryl Sherman Obra completa, um verdadeiro tratado sobre a história da reforma, contrarreforma e outros assuntos da época.