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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... Devotions, Bible Reading, and Catechism 509 The Puritan Manner of Godliness 518 How Great the Impact? 526 Conclusion to Part IV. Final Reflections on Calvinism and the Making of the Modern World 533 Notes 547 Index 657 ILLUSTRATIONS ...
... Devotions, Bible Reading, and Catechism 509 The Puritan Manner of Godliness 518 How Great the Impact? 526 Conclusion to Part IV. Final Reflections on Calvinism and the Making of the Modern World 533 Notes 547 Index 657 ILLUSTRATIONS ...
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... devotional writers told them was evidence of their elec- tion. The religious culture of the best-studied of Calvinists, the Puritans of En- gland and New England, unquestionably involved a carefully codified, deeply introspective style ...
... devotional writers told them was evidence of their elec- tion. The religious culture of the best-studied of Calvinists, the Puritans of En- gland and New England, unquestionably involved a carefully codified, deeply introspective style ...
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... devotional movements encour- aged individual believers to develop a direct spiritual relationship with God. The invention of printing promoted the circulation of devotional books in the vernacular that spread techniques of self ...
... devotional movements encour- aged individual believers to develop a direct spiritual relationship with God. The invention of printing promoted the circulation of devotional books in the vernacular that spread techniques of self ...
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... devotional objects were allowed to take them home ; then a team of workmen supervised by a dozen council members went from church to church removing and destroying all statues , crucifixes , votive lamps , and paintings and whitewashing ...
... devotional objects were allowed to take them home ; then a team of workmen supervised by a dozen council members went from church to church removing and destroying all statues , crucifixes , votive lamps , and paintings and whitewashing ...
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... devotional and catechetical works, theological treatises, and antipapal polemics. The great majority were intended for export to the Low Countries. Indeed, Emden, which housed not a single press before the advent of a Lasco, became the ...
... devotional and catechetical works, theological treatises, and antipapal polemics. The great majority were intended for export to the Low Countries. Indeed, Emden, which housed not a single press before the advent of a Lasco, became the ...
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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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Christ's Churches Purely Reformed: A Social History of Calvinism Philip Benedict Begränsad förhandsgranskning - 2008 |
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