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The article analyzes the "nordic" perspective of the Protestant Reformation in Southern Europe. The author focuses on several issues, including the concept of "reform" and the "reform movement," the role of social elites in implementing theological and religious change during the Reformation, the role of the clergy in the consolidation that took place during the reform, and the relationship between religion and politics in Italy and France. The article concludes by analyzing the historiography of the political and religious implications in France and Italy during this time period and the development of both the Catholic and Protestant churches.