The European Reformations

2. Auflage 2009
ISBN: 978-1-4051-8067-2
Verlag: John Wiley and Sons Ltd

Buch, Englisch, 472 Seiten, Format (B × H): 171 mm x 243 mm, Gewicht: 768 g

Combining seamless synthesis of original material with updated scholarship, The European Reformations 2nd edition, provides the most comprehensive and engaging textbook available on the origins and impacts of Europe's Reformations - and the consequences that continue to resonate today.

* A fully revised and comprehensive edition of this popular introduction to the Reformations of the sixteenth century
* Includes new sections on the Catholic Reformation, the Counter Reformation, the role of women, and the Reformation in Britain
* Sets the origins of the movements in the context of late medieval social, economic and religious crises, carefully tracing its trajectories through the different religious groups
* Succeeds in weaving together religion, politics, social forces, and the influential personalities of the time, in to one compelling story
* Provides a variety of supplementary materials, including end-of-chapter suggestions for further reading, along with maps, illustrations, a glossary, and chronologies

Autoren/Hrsg.

Lindberg, Carter

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Religionswissenschaft Religionswissenschaft Allgemein Religionsgeschichte
• Geisteswissenschaften Religionswissenschaft Religionswissenschaft Allgemein Religiöse Fragen und Debatten

Inhaltsverzeichnis

List of Figures

Preface to the Second Edition

Preface to the First Edition

List of 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 Zurich

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

Über Autor(innen)

Carter Lindberg is Professor Emeritus of Church History at Boston University School of Theology. Widely recognized as a leading authority on the Reformation, he is the author or editor of numerous books, including Love: A Brief History Through Western Christianity (2008), A Brief History of Christianity (2005), The Pietist Theologians (2004), The Reformation Theologians (2001), and The European Reformations Sourcebook (1999), all published by Wiley-Blackwell.