The German Reformation
The Essential Readings
Blackwell Essential Readings in History
1. Auflage Juli 1999
304 Seiten, Hardcover
Wiley & Sons Ltd
ISBN:
978-0-631-20810-5
John Wiley & Sons
This book provides key essays on the most recent interpretations of the German Reformation movement.
Acknowledgements.
1. Introduction: Narratives of the German Reformation: C. Scott
Dixon.
2. What was Preached in German Towns in the Early Reformation?:
Bernd Moeller.
3. What was the Reformation Doctrine of Justification?: Berndt
Hamm.
4. The Reformation of the Common Man, 1521-1542: Thomas A. Brady
Jr.
5. Reformation and the Communal Spirit: Peter Blickle.
6. The Reformation and the Modern Age, an attempt: Richard Van
Dulman.
7. Forced Confessionalization? Prolegomena for a Theory of the
Confessional Age: Wolfgang Reinhard.
8. Success and Failure in the German Reformation: Gerald
Strauss.
9. The Reformation, Popular Magic and the Disenchantment of the
World: Robert W. Scribner.
Index.
1. Introduction: Narratives of the German Reformation: C. Scott
Dixon.
2. What was Preached in German Towns in the Early Reformation?:
Bernd Moeller.
3. What was the Reformation Doctrine of Justification?: Berndt
Hamm.
4. The Reformation of the Common Man, 1521-1542: Thomas A. Brady
Jr.
5. Reformation and the Communal Spirit: Peter Blickle.
6. The Reformation and the Modern Age, an attempt: Richard Van
Dulman.
7. Forced Confessionalization? Prolegomena for a Theory of the
Confessional Age: Wolfgang Reinhard.
8. Success and Failure in the German Reformation: Gerald
Strauss.
9. The Reformation, Popular Magic and the Disenchantment of the
World: Robert W. Scribner.
Index.
"A collection which is likely to become a standard point of
reference in years to come." German History
"These are truly "essential" readings for the study of the
German Reformation and early modern Europe in general ...This book
is an excellent introduction to the study of the German
Reformation." Sixteenth Century Journal
"Dixon's book ... offers its readers a fine balance of work on
both ... the Reformation as a theological event and the Reformation
as a social/ cultural/ political event. This volume is a very
helpful and useful text for those teaching or studying the
subject." Westminster Theological Journal
"Dixon has brought together and, in his commentary, illuminated
the significance of eight pieces revealing some of the most
important documents in recent scholarship on the relation of the
Reformation to society. The work is a resounding success."
Protestantismus
"... it would be hard to imagine a more readable and informative
collection of new work on the German Reformation." German
Studies Review
reference in years to come." German History
"These are truly "essential" readings for the study of the
German Reformation and early modern Europe in general ...This book
is an excellent introduction to the study of the German
Reformation." Sixteenth Century Journal
"Dixon's book ... offers its readers a fine balance of work on
both ... the Reformation as a theological event and the Reformation
as a social/ cultural/ political event. This volume is a very
helpful and useful text for those teaching or studying the
subject." Westminster Theological Journal
"Dixon has brought together and, in his commentary, illuminated
the significance of eight pieces revealing some of the most
important documents in recent scholarship on the relation of the
Reformation to society. The work is a resounding success."
Protestantismus
"... it would be hard to imagine a more readable and informative
collection of new work on the German Reformation." German
Studies Review
C. Scott Dixon studied history at St Andrews University, Scotland, and Cambridge University, England, where he completed a Ph.D. on Reformation history under the supervision of R.W. Scribner. His publications include The Reformation and Rural Society (1996). He lectures in European History at the Queen's University of Belfast.
