Always among Us - Images of the Poor in Zwingli's Zurich

An examination of poor relief in post-Reformation Zurich, with special reference to Zwingli's sermons and pamphlets.

List of contents

Acknowledgments; Introduction; 1. The city on the Limmat; 2. The people's preacher and the living images of God; 3. Images of the poor; 4. The poor in the language of legislation; Conclusion; Appendix; Index.

Summary

In this elegantly written book, Lee Wandel discusses the relationship between the reform of poor relief and the Protestant Reformation in early sixteenth-century Zurich. Close attention is paid to the sermons and pamphlets of Zwingli, who preached that the poor were the true images of God.

Product details

• Authors: Lee Palmer Wandel, Wandel Lee Palmer
• Publisher: Cambridge Academic
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 27.07.1990
• EAN: 9780521390965
• ISBN: 978-0-521-39096-5
• Dimensions: 152 mm x 229 mm x 16 mm
• Weight: 450 g
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History; Switzerland, European History, HISTORY / Europe / General, 17th century, c 1600 to c 1699, Social and cultural history, Early modern history: c 1450/1500 to c 1700, 16th century, c 1500 to c 1599