European Reformations

Rediscover the Reformations in Europe with this insightful and comprehensive new edition of a long-time favorite
 

Amongst the authoritative works covering the European Reformation, Carter Lindberg's The European Reformations has stood the test of time. Widely used in classrooms around the world for over twenty-five years, the first two editions of the book were enjoyed and acclaimed by students and teachers alike.
 

Now, the revised and updated Third Edition of The European Reformations continues the author's work to sketch the various efforts to reform received expressions of faith and their social and political effects, both historical and modern. He has expanded his coverage of women in the Reformations and added a chapter on reforms in East-Central Europe.
 

Comprehensively covering all of Europe, The European Reformations provides an in-depth exploration of the Reformations' effects on a wide variety of countries. The author discusses:
 
* The late Middle Ages and the historical context in which the Reformations gained a foothold
* Martin Luther, the theological and pastoral responses to insecurity, and the theological implications of those responses
* The implementation of reforms in Wittenberg, Germany
* Zwingli's reform program, the Reformation in Zurich, Switzerland, and the impact of medieval sacramental theology
* The Genevan Reformation and "The Most Perfect School of Christ"
 

Perfect for undergraduate and graduate students in courses on Reformation studies, history, religion, and theology, this edition of The European Reformations also belongs on the bookshelves of theological seminary students and anyone with a keen interest in the Reformation and its ongoing impact on faith and society.

List of contents

List of Figures xi
 
Preface to the Third Edition xiii
 
Preface to the Second Edition xvi
 
Preface to the First Edition xviii
 
List of Abbreviations xxi
 
1 History, Historiography, and Interpretations of the Reformations 1
 
History and Historiography 1
 
Interpretations of the Reformations 6
 
Suggestions for Further Reading 19
 
2 The Late Middle Ages: Threshold and Foothold of the Reformations 20
 
Agrarian Crisis, Famine, and Plague 21
 
Towns and Cities: Loci of Ideas and Change 28
 
The Printing Press 29
 
Of Mines and Militancy 31
 
Social Tensions 32
 
The Crisis of Values 35
 
The Western Schism 35
 
Conciliarism 38
 
Anticlericalism and the Renaissance Papacy 43
 
Suggestions for Further Reading 45
 
Electronic Resources 45
 
3 The Dawn of a New Era 46
 
Martin Luther (1483-1546) 46
 
Theological and Pastoral Responses to Insecurity 51
 
Theological Implications 57
 
Indulgences: The Purchase of Paradise 59
 
The Squeaky Mouse 62
 
Politics and Piety 64
 
From the Diet of Worms to the Land of the Birds 66
 
The Diet of Worms 71
 
Suggestions for Further Reading 72
 
Electronic Resources 73
 
4 Wait for No One: Implementation of Reforms in Wittenberg 74
 
In the Land of the Birds 74
 
Melanchthon: Teacher of Germany 75
 
Karlstadt and Proto-Puritanism 76
 
Bishops, Clerical Marriage, and Strategies for Reform 78
 
The Gospel and Social Order 84
 
Suggestions for Further Reading 91
 
5 Fruits of the Fig Tree: Social Welfare and Education 92
 
Late Medieval Poor Relief 93
 
Beyond Charity 94
 
The Institutionalization of Social Welfare 98
 
Bugenhagen and the Spread of Evangelical Social Welfare 101
 
Education for Service to God and Service to the Neighbor 104
 
The Catechisms and Christian Vocation 106
 
Was the Early Reformation a Failure? 108
 
Suggestions for Further Reading 109
 
6 The Reformation of the Common Man 111
 
"Brother Andy" 111
 
Thomas Müntzer 117
 
Müntzer's Origins and Theology 118
 
Müntzer's Historical Development 121
 
On to the Land of Hus 122
 
The Revolution of the Common Man, 1524-1526 128
 
The Role of Anticlericalism 130
 
Luther and the Peasants' War 131
 
Suggestions for Further Reading 136
 
7 The Swiss Connection: Zwingli and the Reformation in Zurich 137
 
The Affair of the Sausages 137
 
Zwingli's Beginnings 137
 
Magistracy and Church in Zurich 140
 
Zwingli's Reform Program 141
 
Excursus: Medieval Sacramental Theology 146
 
The Marburg Colloquy, 1529 154
 
Suggestions for Further Reading 159
 
8 The Sheep against the Shepherds: The Radical Reformations 160
 
The Anabaptists 161
 
Excursus: Reformation Understandings of Baptism 164
 
Zurich Beginnings 168
 
Anabaptist Multiplicity 173
 
The Münster Debacle 176
 
The Subversive Piety of the Spiritualists 179
 
Suggestions for Further Reading 181
 
9 Augsburg 1530 to Augsburg 1555: Reforms and Politics 183
 
The Trail of Worms 183
 
The Diet of Worms, 1521 185
 
The Diet of Speyer, 1526 186
 
The Diet of Speyer, 1529 187
 
The Diet of Augsburg, 1530, and the Augsburg Confession 188
 
The Right of Resistance to the Emperor 192
 
Reformation Ecumenism, War, a

About the author

Carter Lindberg is Professor Emeritus of Church History at the School of Theology, Boston University. He is co-Editor of The Forgotten Luther: The Social-Economic Dimensions of the Reformation, and author of the previous two editions of The European Reformations as well as editor of the companion volumes The European Reformations Sourcebook and The Reformation Theologians.

Summary

Rediscover the Reformations in Europe with this insightful and comprehensive new edition of a long-time favorite

Amongst the authoritative works covering the European Reformation, Carter Lindberg's The European Reformations has stood the test of time. Widely used in classrooms around the world for over twenty-five years, the first two editions of the book were enjoyed and acclaimed by students and teachers alike.

Now, the revised and updated Third Edition of The European Reformations continues the author's work to sketch the various efforts to reform received expressions of faith and their social and political effects, both historical and modern. He has expanded his coverage of women in the Reformations and added a chapter on reforms in East-Central Europe.

Comprehensively covering all of Europe, The European Reformations provides an in-depth exploration of the Reformations' effects on a wide variety of countries. The author discusses:

* The late Middle Ages and the historical context in which the Reformations gained a foothold
* Martin Luther, the theological and pastoral responses to insecurity, and the theological implications of those responses
* The implementation of reforms in Wittenberg, Germany
* Zwingli's reform program, the Reformation in Zurich, Switzerland, and the impact of medieval sacramental theology
* The Genevan Reformation and "The Most Perfect School of Christ"

Perfect for undergraduate and graduate students in courses on Reformation studies, history, religion, and theology, this edition of The European Reformations also belongs on the bookshelves of theological seminary students and anyone with a keen interest in the Reformation and its ongoing impact on faith and society.

Product details

• Authors: C Lindberg, Carter Lindberg, Carter (Boston University Lindberg
• Publisher: Wiley, John and Sons Ltd
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 11.02.2021
• EAN: 9781119640813
• ISBN: 978-1-119-64081-3
• No. of pages: 432
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Religion/theology > Miscellaneous; Non-fiction book > Philosophy, religion > Religion: general, reference works