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Informationen zum Autor Reverend Owen Chadwick (1916-2015) was one of the foremost historians of church history. Reverend Chadwick's many notable publications include The Victorian Church , Victorian Miniature , and The Secularisation of the European Mind in the 19th Century . He was a Regius Professor of Modern History at Cambridge University, where he was also Vice-Chancellor. He was an ordained Anglican priest and academic whose writing on Christianity was known for being both scholarly and entertaining. Klappentext Owen Chadwick stands out as the trustsed authority on Reformation history. Not only is his scholorly knowledge outlined with enough precision to impress any aspiring historian, but Chadwick also manages to convey the facts with a level of underlying passion. Zusammenfassung Owen Chadwick stands out as the trustsed authority on Reformation history. Not only is his scholorly knowledge outlined with enough precision to impress any aspiring historian, but Chadwick also manages to convey the facts with a level of underlying passion. Inhaltsverzeichnis Part One: The Protest 1. The Cry for Reformation 2. Luther 3. Calvin 4. The Reformation in England to 1559 5. The Growth of Reformed Protestantism 6. The Radicals of the Reformation 7. The Assault upon Calvinism Part Two: The Counter-Reformation 8. The Counter-Reformation 9. The Conquistadors 10. The Eastern Orthodox Church Part Three: The Reformation and the Life of the Church 11. Divided Christendom 12. The Decline of Ecclesiastical Power 13. Ministry and Worship 14. Conclusion Suggestions for Further Reading Index
Summary
The beginning of the sixteenth century brought growing pressure within the Western Church for Reformation. This title deals with the formative work of Erasmus, Luther, Zwingli and Calvin, and analyses the special circumstances of the English Reformation as well as the Jesuits and the Counter-Reformation.
