To the casual observer the major contributors of the Protestant Reformation include a select few--Martin Luther, Ulrich Zwingli, John Calvin, and perhaps Philip Melanchthon. However, the movement might have easily perished in its infancy were it not for a very unique and courageous company of more o...

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Hauptverfasser:	Fortosis, Stephen 1953- (VerfasserIn), Atkinson, Harley 1951- (VerfasserIn)
Format:	Buch
Sprache:	English
Veröffentlicht:	Eugene, Oregon Resource Publications [2022]
Schlagworte:	Geschichte Anfänge-1570 Reformation Frankreich Deutsches Sprachgebiet Reformation / Biography
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Zusammenfassung:	To the casual observer the major contributors of the Protestant Reformation include a select few--Martin Luther, Ulrich Zwingli, John Calvin, and perhaps Philip Melanchthon. However, the movement might have easily perished in its infancy were it not for a very unique and courageous company of more obscure individuals who worked together across continental Europe during the sixteenth century--Martin Bucer, Wolfgang Capito, Conrad Grebel, Felix Manz, Matthew and Katarina Zell, Menno Simons, John Oecolampadius, Andreas Karlstadt, and Heinrich Bullinger, to name a few. This book draws the reader into three often-ignored elements of the Reformation: first, the interaction the reformers had with each other through dialogues, letters, debates, and colloquies; second, the weaknesses, blemishes, and misdeeds of the reformers (in addition to their strengths and accomplishments); and third, the contributions of the lesser-known reformers in addition to the prominent ones. It is a story as vividly powerful as any adventure novel--it is a story of Fallible Heroes.
Beschreibung:	x, 264 Seiten 23 cm
ISBN:	9781666745504