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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A Social History of Calvinism Philip Benedict. wider strata of the population. Soon mass petitions and crowd actions sought concrete changes in worship and in social practices deemed un-Christian. The agitation had touched localities ...
A Social History of Calvinism Philip Benedict. wider strata of the population. Soon mass petitions and crowd actions sought concrete changes in worship and in social practices deemed un-Christian. The agitation had touched localities ...
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... population. At this point, Luther decided to return to Wittenberg. Letters and a secret visit had kept him regularly informed of what was transpiring in the univer- sity town while he was in hiding, and it is clear that he generally ...
... population. At this point, Luther decided to return to Wittenberg. Letters and a secret visit had kept him regularly informed of what was transpiring in the univer- sity town while he was in hiding, and it is clear that he generally ...
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... population, independent but allied cities and territories, and regions under the lordship of one, several, or all of the members of the confederation. Mercenary service shaped much of Switzerland's economic and political history during ...
... population, independent but allied cities and territories, and regions under the lordship of one, several, or all of the members of the confederation. Mercenary service shaped much of Switzerland's economic and political history during ...
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... population. Mean- while, in those affiliated or subordinate territories under common confederal control, the religious divisions within the federal Diet resulted in a remarkable situation in which the choice of religious orientation was ...
... population. Mean- while, in those affiliated or subordinate territories under common confederal control, the religious divisions within the federal Diet resulted in a remarkable situation in which the choice of religious orientation was ...
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... population be preserved for the Catholic cause through the actions of largely self-governing communities as in Switzerland. As a result, a majority of the federal Diet always opposed innovations in religion. The Diet's power to ...
... population be preserved for the Catholic cause through the actions of largely self-governing communities as in Switzerland. As a result, a majority of the federal Diet always opposed innovations in religion. The Diet's power to ...
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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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