Appold The Reformation

A Brief History
1. Auflage 2011
ISBN: 978-1-4443-9767-3
Verlag: John Wiley & Sons
Format: PDF
Kopierschutz: Adobe DRM (»Systemvoraussetzungen)

E-Book, Englisch, 216 Seiten, E-Book

Reihe: Blackwell Brief Histories of Religion

The Reformation: A Brief History is a succinct andengaging introduction to the origins and history of the ProtestantReformation.
* A rich overview of the Reformation, skillfully blending social,political, religious and theological dimensions
* A clearly and engagingly written narrative which draws on thelatest and best scholarship
* Includes the history of the Reformation in Scandinavia andEastern Europe, areas that are rarely covered in any detail
* The Reformation is placed in the context of the entire historyof Christianity to draw out its origins, impetus, and legacy

Autoren/Hrsg.

Appold, Kenneth G.

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Preface.
1. The Different Paths of Medieval Christianization.
Christianity Among the Rural Poor.
Two Sides of Medieval Christianization.
The Rise of the Papacy: Centralization and Reform.
The Papacy's Decline.
The Mendicant Critique of Wealth and Property.
Conclusion.
Bibliography.
2. The Luther Phenomenon.
Luther's "Ninety-Five Theses".
Rome's Response.
Luther the Reformer.
Luther's Theology.
Bibliography.
3. Reformation Reforms.
The Politics of Reform.
Zurich, Zwingli, and the Cities.
Rural Revolution of the 'Common Man'.
The Anabaptist Alternative.
Bibliography.
4. The Reformation's Establishment.
The Princes Take Charge.
Reformation Beyond the Empire.
Calvin and Geneva.
Catholic Reform and Counter-Reformation.
Bibliography.
Epilogue: The Reformation's Legacy.
Index.

Über Autor(innen)

Kenneth G. Appold is the James Hastings Nichols AssociateProfessor of Reformation History at Princeton Theological Seminary.He is the author of two books on early Lutheranism and numerousarticles on a variety of historical and theological topics.