Calvinism in Europe, 1540–1620

Sommario

List of figures; Notes on contributors; Preface; List of abbreviations 1. Perspectives on European Calvinism Alastair Duke; 2. The Geneva Consistory in the time of Calvin Robert M. Kingdon; 3. The Geneva Academy Gillian Lewis; 4. Calvin and the Swiss Reformed churches Bruce Gordon; 5. Calvin's works in translation Francis Higman; 6. Calvinists in Troyes, 1562-1572: the legacy of Vassy and the background to St Bartholomew Penny Roberts; 7. The Calvinist experiment in Béarn Mark Greengrass; 8. The changing face of Calvinism in Antwerp, 1555-1585 Guido Marnef; 9. Coming to terms with victory: the upbuilding of a Calvinist church in Holland, 1572-1590 Andrew Pettegree; 10. Confessionalism and absolutism: the case of Brandenburg Bodo Nischan; 11. Calvinism in Hungary: the theological and ecclesiastical transition to the Reformed faith David P. Daniel; 12. Calvinism and the Gaidhealtachd in Scotland Jane Dawson; 13. Merchants and ministers: the foundations of international Calvinism Ole Peter Grell; Index.

Riassunto

Calvinism was the most dynamic and disruptive religious force of the later sixteenth century. This collection of essays probes different aspects of this complex phenomenon at a local level, and looks at the impact Calvin's writings had during three generations of European warfare.

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: A. C. Duke, Gillian Lewis, Andrew Pettegree
• Con la collaborazione di: Alastair Duke (Editore), Duke Alastair (Editore), Gillian Lewis (Editore), Andrew Pettegree (Editore)
• Editore: Cambridge Academic
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Tascabile
• Pubblicazione: 13.07.1996
• EAN: 9780521574525
• ISBN: 978-0-521-57452-5
• Dimensioni: 153 mm x 228 mm x 18 mm
• Peso: 423 g
• Illustrazioni: Worked examples or Exercises
• Categorie: Scienze umane, arte, musica > Storia; Europe, RELIGION / Christianity / History, RELIGION / Christianity / General, RELIGION / Christianity / Presbyterian, RELIGION / Christianity / Calvinist, Christianity, History of Religion, 17th century, c 1600 to c 1699, Church history, 16th century, c 1500 to c 1599, c 1500 to c 1600, C 1600 To C 1700, Calvinist, Reformed & Presbyterian Churches, Calvinist, Reformed and Presbyterian Churches