The early reformation in Germany: between secular impact and radical vision

Over the last twenty years research on the Reformation in Germany has shifted both chronologically and thematically toward an interest in the 'long' or 'delayed' Reformations, and the structure and operation of the Holy Roman Empire. Whilst this focus has resulted in many fascina...

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1. Verfasser: Scott, Tom 1947- (VerfasserIn)
Format: Buch
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: Farnham [u.a.] Ashgate 2013
Schriftenreihe:St. Andrews studies in reformation history
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Online-Zugang:rezensiert in: Francia Recensio; 2014/1
rezensiert in: Zeitschrift für Historische Forschung (ZHF), 42 (2015), 3, S. 536-538
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Zusammenfassung:Over the last twenty years research on the Reformation in Germany has shifted both chronologically and thematically toward an interest in the 'long' or 'delayed' Reformations, and the structure and operation of the Holy Roman Empire. Whilst this focus has resulted in many fascinating new insights, it has also led to the relative neglect of the early Reformation movement. Put together with the explicit purpose of encouraging scholars to reengage with the early 'storm years' of the German Reformation, this collection of eleven essays by Tom Scott, explores several issues in the historiography of the early Reformation which have not been adequately addressed. The debate over the nature and function of anticlericalism remains unresolved; the mainsprings of iconoclasm are still imperfectly understood; the ideological role of evangelical doctrines in stimulating and legitimising popular rebellion remains contentious
Beschreibung:VI, 283 S.
ISBN:1409468984
9781409468981