Church robbers and reformers in Germany, 1525-1547: confiscation and religious purpose in the Holy Roman Empire
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Main Author: Ocker, Christopher (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Leiden Brill 2006
Series:Studies in medieval and Reformation traditions v. 114
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Item Description:Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002
Includes bibliographical references (p. [317]-329) and index
Church property -- Church robbers -- The League of Schmalkalden and the Imperial Chamber Court -- Theological advice -- Toward a common position -- The Schmalkald recommendation of 1540 -- The colloquies, the war, and the peace -- Dominions -- Prospect/Retrospect
This is a study of the religious controversy that broke out with Martin Luther, from the vantage of church property. The controversy eventually produced a Holy Roman Empire of two churches. This is not an economic history. Rather, the book shows how acceptance of confiscation was won, and how theological advice was essential to the success of what is sometimes called a crucial if early stage of confessional state-building. It reviews the character of sacred property in the late Middle Ages, surveys confiscations in Reformation Germany on illustrative examples, summarizes the League of Schmalkalden's defense of confiscations, systematically studies theological memoranda that shaped a common policy in the League, and shows the role of that common position in religious politics
Physical Description:1 Online-Ressource (xx, 338 p.)
ISBN:9047409981
9789004152069
9789047409984

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