The European reformations

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The European reformations

Carter Lindberg

Blackwell, 1996

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Includes bibliographical references and index

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ISBN 9781557865748

Description

This textbook provides a comprehensive introduction to the Reformations of the 16th century for undergraduates. Its analysis begins with the history and historiography of Reformation scholarship, and concludes with an extended reflection on the Reformations' religious, social and cultural legacies. The story line sets the origins of the movement in the context of late-medieval social, economic and religious crises, and traces its differentiation through a series of internal and external crises into various Reformation movements which acquired specificity through confessionalization. The conceptual interpretative framework for the book is that of intellectual and religious history. Throughout the text the complementary events and structures, ideas and social forces, and theology and popular religion are woven into the accounts of the reforming movements and their leaders. Along with textbook coverage of the dialectical relationship of the Reformations and early-modern culture, attention is given to the Reformations' impact on attitudes and legislation concerning social welfare, education, toleration, women and the family, and Jews. The text is supplemented by illustrations, maps, genealogies, a chronology and bibliography.

Table of Contents

  • History, historiography and interpretations of the Reformations
  • the crises of the late-medieval era
  • the dawn of a new era
  • wait for no one - implementation of reforms in Wittenberg
  • fruits of the fig tree - social welfare and education
  • the Reformations and the "common man"
  • the Swiss connection - Zwingli and the Reformation in Zurich
  • dissonance and dissidents - radical Reformations from Switzerland to Silesia
  • Augsburg 1530 to Augsburg 1555 - Reformations and politics
  • "The most perfect school of Christ" - Reformation in Geneva
  • "Refuge in the shadow of God's wings" - Reformation in France
  • Reformations in England and Scotland
  • Catholic renewal and Counter-Reformation
  • legacies of the Reformations.
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: pbk ISBN 9781557865755

Description

This narrative description and analysis of the European Reformations of the sixteenth century begins with a chapter on the history and historiography of Reformation scholarship and concludes with an extended reflection on the Reformations' religious, social, and cultural legacies. The storyline sets the initia Reformationis in the context of late medieval social, economic, and religious crises, and traces its differentiation through a series of internal and external crises into various Reformation movements which acquired specificity through confessionalization.The conceptual interpretive framework is that of intellectual and religious history. Throughout the text the complementarity of events and structures, ideas and social forces, theology and popular religion are woven into the accounts of the reforming movements and their leaders. Along with textbook coverage of the dialectical relationship of the Reformations and early modern culture, attention is given to the Reformation's impact on attitudes and legislation concerning social welfare, education, toleration, women and the family, and Jews. The text is supplemented by twenty illustrations, maps, genealogies, a chronology, and bibliography.

Table of Contents

Illustrations. Preface. Abbreviations. 1. History, Historiography, and Interpretations of the Reformations. 2. The Late Middle Ages: Threshold and Foothold of the Reformations. 3. The Dawn of a New Era. 4. Wait for No One: Implementation of Reforms in Wittenberg. 5. Fruits of the Fig Tree: Social Welfare and Education. 6. The Reformation of the Common Man. 7. The Swiss Connection: Zwingli and the Reformation in Zuerich. 8. The Sheep against the Shepherds: The Radical Reformations. 9. Augsburg 1530 to Augsburg 1555: Reforms and Politics. 10. 'The Most Perfect School of Christ': The Genevan Reformation. 11. Refuge in the Shadow of God's Wings: The Reformation in France. 12. The Blood of the Martyrs: The Reformation in the Netherlands. 13. The Reformations in England and Scotland. 14. Catholic Renewal and the Counter-Reformation. 15. Legacies of the Reformations. Chronology. Genealogies. Maps. Glossary. Appendix: Aids to Reformation Studies. Bibliography. Index.

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