The European reformations
A comprehensive introduction to the Reformations of the 16th century for undergraduates. The analysis begins with the history and historiography of Reformation scholarship, and concludes with an extended reflection on the Reformations' religious, social and cultural legacies.
xv, 444 s. : illustrations, kartor
9781557865748, 9781557865755, 1557865744, 1557865752
186470660
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.