Christ's Churches Purely Reformed: A Social History of CalvinismThis 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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Page xviii
... Christian backgrounds . All this has led to a “ deconfessionalization ” of Reformation history and a tendency to see the features that united the various Christian churches in this era as well as those that divided them . Both parts of ...
... Christian backgrounds . All this has led to a “ deconfessionalization ” of Reformation history and a tendency to see the features that united the various Christian churches in this era as well as those that divided them . Both parts of ...
Page xxii
... Christian church. In a religion of the book, religious power derives from the ability of individuals or institutions ... Christianity's sacred texts. Inevitably, its emergence affected the other power networks in society, just as its ...
... Christian church. In a religion of the book, religious power derives from the ability of individuals or institutions ... Christianity's sacred texts. Inevitably, its emergence affected the other power networks in society, just as its ...
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... Christ's own cross awed the pilgrims by explaining that whenever a severe storm occurred, the cross trembled vio ... Christian religious life at the dawn of the sixteenth century. The faithful believed that material ob- jects were ...
... Christ's own cross awed the pilgrims by explaining that whenever a severe storm occurred, the cross trembled vio ... Christian religious life at the dawn of the sixteenth century. The faithful believed that material ob- jects were ...
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... Christian. The agitation had touched localities from the Baltic to the Alps even before the largest organized movements for change, the vast peasant bands of 1525, rose across south and central Germany with their demands for the ...
... Christian. The agitation had touched localities from the Baltic to the Alps even before the largest organized movements for change, the vast peasant bands of 1525, rose across south and central Germany with their demands for the ...
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... Christian tenet requiring proclamation in the last days. At the same time, the fact that he did not speak out against the changes in Wittenberg until the elector made his displeasure clear argues for the importance of immediate tactical ...
... Christian tenet requiring proclamation in the last days. At the same time, the fact that he did not speak out against the changes in Wittenberg until the elector made his displeasure clear argues for the importance of immediate tactical ...
Contents
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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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