Moger's study explores the personal experience of those who found themselves on the 'losing side' of the Reformation. Using the private diary of Catholic priest, Wolfgang Königstein, Moger discusses the early years of Protestantism and its effects on the lives of German Catholics.

Introduction; Chapter 1 Königstein's World; Chapter 2 Our Lady Church and Chapter; Chapter 3 Renegade Monks and Literary Knights, 1520-2; Chapter 4 Frankfurt am Main and the Revolt of 1525; Chapter 5 Road to Reformation, 1526-33; Chapter 6 The Reformation of Rituals; conclusion Conclusion;