| Description |
296 pages : color illustrations ; 31 cm |
| Note |
Translation of: L'Aventure de la Réforme. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 289-291) and index. |
| Summary |
A collection of studies by eminent international historians and theologians, Presents a panorama of the world of the Reformation: pre-reformatio Europe ; politics and crisis in the Holy Roman Empire ; Luther, Calvin, Catholic Counter-Reformation ; England's via media; Puritan dissent and Protestant orthodoxy. |
| Contents |
Foreword / Pierre Chaunu.--Introduction : revelation and the sacred in Christianity / Pierre Chaunu.--A long exodus / Pierre Chaunu.--Latin Christendom : a single society of men and states / Jean-Francois Bergier.--The pre-Reformation climate / Pierre Chaunu.--From humanism to Reformation / Guy Bedouelle.--Luther and Europe / Marc Lienhard.--Zwingli / Jacques Courvoisier.--Calvin / Alexandre Ganoczy.--The consolidation of the Reformation in Europe / Pierre Chaunu.--The establishment of the Reformation in Switzerland / Jacques Courvoisier.--Italy and Spain : diffusion, failure and survival of Reforming convictions / Manfred Welti and Carlos Gilly.--France : failure or spiritual heritage? / Georges Livet.--The spread of the Reformation in Germany and Scandinavia (1530-1620) / Bernard Vogler.--The Rhineland success / Georges Livet.--England : the "via media" / Robert Kingdon.-- Puritan dissent / Robert Kingdon.--The spread of the Reformation in eastern and northern Europe / Jean Berenger.--Protestant orthodoxy / Olivier Fatio.--Daily life and the Reformed Church / William Monter.--Men and ideas on the margin of history / Hans Guggisberg.--The rise of the schoolmaster / Gabriel Mutzenberg.-- The Council of Trent and Catholic Reformation / Remi Taveneaux.-- Conclusion : the fate of the Reformation / Pierre Chaunu. |
| Subject |
Reformation.
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| Added Author |
Chaunu, Pierre.
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| ISBN |
0312037503: $49.95 (est.) |
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9780312037505 |
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