Speelman Calvin and the Independence of the Church

1. Auflage 2014
ISBN: 978-3-647-57021-1
Verlag: Vandenhoeck & Ruprecht
Format: PDF
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E-Book, Englisch, Band Band 025, 291 Seiten

Reihe: Reformed Historical Theology

Herman Speelman deals with a central question in the intellectual history of the sixteenth century: to what extent can Calvin be regarded as responsible for the tendency in Calvinism or, broader, in Reformed Protestantism, to form a church which has its own ecclesiastical organization and office bearers? So far, claiming a great deal of independence for the church has been considered an important aspect of Calvin’s legacy. In this line of reasoning, it is assumed that Calvin was a strong opponent of the church as a state organization that did not have its own governing body and power of excommunication.To better understand this issue, we first examine the position of the church within the city-state of Bern. Secondly, we direct our attention to the manner in which Calvin gave form to ecclesiastical life in Geneva. Next we deal with the church in France, and finally, we examine the influence of Calvin and French Calvinism on the organization of the Reformed church in The Netherlands in the 1570s.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Speelman, Herman A.

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Christentum, Christliche Theologie Christliche Kirchen, Konfessionen, Denominationen Protestantismus, evangelische und protestantische Kirchen Reformierte Kirchen, Calvinisten, presbyterianische Kirchen
• Geisteswissenschaften Christentum, Christliche Theologie Kirchengeschichte

Inhaltsverzeichnis

1;Cover
;1
2;Title Page
;4
3;Copyright
;5
4;Table of Contents
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5;Body
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6;Foreword by Erik de Boer;8
7;Preface;12
8;Translator’s Note;14
9;General Introduction;16
10;Chapter 1. The Church in Bern after 1528;20
10.1;1. The Church in Bern after 1528;23
10.2;2. The Church in Bern after 1532;39
11;Chapter 2. Calvin and the Independence of the Genevan Church 1536– 1538 and 1541;58
11.1;1. The state of the church between 1536 and 1538;62
11.2;2. The ecclesiastical situation late in 1541;104
12;Chapter 3. Calvin and the Independence of the French Calvinist Church from 1559 to early 1562;144
12.1;1. The Formation of Local Churches;146
12.2;2. The National Church;153
12.3;3. Political Pressure;181
13;Chapter 4. “We were right to follow the Genevans”: Calvin and the Church in the Netherlands 1572 –1578;210
13.1;1. Motive and background;212
13.2;2. The Kerkelijke Wetten (1576) and the Acts of the Synod of 1578;223
13.3;3. Responses to the synod of 1578;237
14;Chapter 5. Conclusion ;248
15;Abbreviations;258
16;Afterword;260
17;Literature;262
18;Sixteenth-century Names;282
19;Other Names;286
20;Geographical Terms ;290
21;Back Cover
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Über Autor(innen)

Speelman, Herman A.
Dr. Herman A. Speelman is Postdoctoral Research Fellow in Early Modern Reformed Theology at the Theological University of Kampen, the Netherlands.