Marvelous Protestantism: Monstrous Births in Post-Reformation England - Paperbackby Julie Crawford (Author) In post Reformation England, monster could mean both a horrible aberration and a divine embodiment or revelation. In Marvelous Protestantism, Julie Crawford examines accounts of monstrous births and the strikingly graphic illustrations accompanying them in popular pamphlets, demonstrating how Protestant reformers used these accounts to guide their public through the spiritual confusion and social turmoil of the time.