Christ's Churches Purely Reformed: A Social History of CalvinismYale University Press, 1 okt. 2008 - 704 sidor This sweeping and eminently readable book is the first synthetic history of Calvinism in almost fifty years. It tells the story of the Reformed tradition from its birth in the cities of Switzerland to the unraveling of orthodoxy amid the new intellectual currents of the seventeenth century. As befits a pan-European movement, Benedict’s canvas stretches from the British Isles to Eastern Europe. The course and causes of Calvinism’s remarkable expansion, the inner workings of the diverse national churches, and the theological debates that shaped Reformed doctrine all receive ample attention. The English Reformation is situated within the history of continental Protestantism in a way that reveals the international significance of English developments. A fresh examination of Calvinist worship, piety, and discipline permits an up-to-date assessment of the classic theories linking Calvinism to capitalism and democracy. Benedict not only paints a vivid picture of the greatest early spokesmen of the cause, Huldrych Zwingli and John Calvin, but also restores many lesser-known figures to their rightful place. Ambitious in conception, attentive to detail, this book offers a model of how to think about the history and significance of religious change across the long Reformation era. |
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... authorities in France, Scotland, the Netherlands, Hungary, and the vast Polish-Lithuanian commonwealth. England's national church assumed a Reformed cast under Edward VI between 1547 and 1553 and permanently joined the ranks of Eu ...
... authorities in France, Scotland, the Netherlands, Hungary, and the vast Polish-Lithuanian commonwealth. England's national church assumed a Reformed cast under Edward VI between 1547 and 1553 and permanently joined the ranks of Eu ...
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... authorities. Those who believe that Calvinism promoted democ- racy have attributed this to the apprenticeship in self-government provided by congregational and presbyterial-synodal forms of church organization. Yet the institutions thus ...
... authorities. Those who believe that Calvinism promoted democ- racy have attributed this to the apprenticeship in self-government provided by congregational and presbyterial-synodal forms of church organization. Yet the institutions thus ...
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... authorities of the recently independent, militarily powerful Swiss Confederation had already begun to oversee the moral and religious life of the community. Soon after coming to Zurich in 1519 Zwingli emerged as the leading evangelical ...
... authorities of the recently independent, militarily powerful Swiss Confederation had already begun to oversee the moral and religious life of the community. Soon after coming to Zurich in 1519 Zwingli emerged as the leading evangelical ...
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... authorities exer- cised substantial control over religious matters. Zurich's city council oversaw the finances of many religious foundations in the city, monitored the behavior of their members, and watched over their performance of ...
... authorities exer- cised substantial control over religious matters. Zurich's city council oversaw the finances of many religious foundations in the city, monitored the behavior of their members, and watched over their performance of ...
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... authorities to make the final judgment in such matters. In August a group of clergymen meeting in nearby Rapperswil asserted that Scripture should be the sole touchstone for Christian practice. The fall months were troubled by ...
... authorities to make the final judgment in such matters. In August a group of clergymen meeting in nearby Rapperswil asserted that Scripture should be the sole touchstone for Christian practice. The fall months were troubled by ...
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PART III THE TRANSFORMATIONS OF A TRADITION | 293 |
PART IV NEW CALVINIST MEN AND WOMEN? | 429 |
Notes | 547 |
Index | 657 |
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