Reformation and the Culture of Persuasion

Informationen zum Autor Andrew Pettegree is Professor of Modern History and Founding Director of the Reformation Studies Institute at the University of St Andrews. He is the author of a number of studies of the European Reformation, sixteenth century Europe, and the history of the printed book. Klappentext Why did people choose the Reformation? What was it in the evangelical teaching that excited! moved or persuaded them? Andrew Pettegree here re-examines the reasons that moved millions to this decisive and traumatic break with a shared Christian past. He explores the different media of conversion through which the Reformation message was communicated and imbibed - the role of drama! sermons! song and the book - and offers a persuasive new answer to the critical question of how the Reformation could succeed as a mass movement in an age before mass literacy. Zusammenfassung Why did people choose the Reformation? What was it in the evangelical teaching that excited! moved or persuaded them? Andrew Pettegree tackles these questions directly by re-examining the reasons that moved millions to this decisive break with a shared Christian past and the new solidarities that emerged in their place. Inhaltsverzeichnis 1. The dynamics of conversion; 2. Preaching; 3. Militant in song; 4. Reformers on stage; 5. Visual culture; 6. Industry and intellect; 7. Pamphlets and persuasion; 8. New solidarities; 9. The culture of belonging.

Produktdetails

• Autoren: Andrew Pettegree, Dr. Andrew Pettegree
• Verlag: Cambridge University Press Academic
• Sprache: Englisch
• Produktform: Taschenbuch
• Erschienen: 23.06.2005
• EAN: 9780521602648
• ISBN: 978-0-521-60264-8
• Abmessung: 154 mm x 228 mm x 18 mm
• Themen: Schule und Lernen > Unterrichtsvorbereitung > Berufliche Bildung; European History, HISTORY / Europe / General, RELIGION / Christianity / History, RELIGION / Christianity / General, Christianity, History of Religion, 17th century, c 1600 to c 1699, Early modern history: c 1450/1500 to c 1700, Church history, 16th century, c 1500 to c 1599