Catholic Reform in the Age of Luther

Duke George of Saxony and the Church, 1488-1525

AvChristoph Volkmar

Inbunden, Engelska, 2017

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Beskrivning

In his portrait of Duke George of Saxony (1471–1539) Christoph Volkmar offers a fresh perspective on the early Reformation in Germany. Long before the Council of Trent, this book traces the origins of Catholic Reform to the very neighborhood of Wittenberg. The Dresden duke, cousin of Frederick the Wise, was one of Luther's most prominent opponents. Not only did he fight the Reformation, he also promoted ideas for renewal of the church. Based on thousands of archival records, many of them considered for the first time, Christoph Volkmar is mapping the church politics of a German prince who used the power of the territorial state to boost Catholic Reform, marking a third way apart from both Luther and Trent.This book was orginally published in German as Reform statt Reformation. Die Kirchenpolitik Herzog Georgs von Sachsen, 1488-1525.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:2017-11-23
Mått:155 x 235 x 48 mm
Vikt:1 250 g
Format:Inbunden
Språk:Engelska
Serie:Studies in Medieval and Reformation Traditions
Antal sidor:708
Förlag:Brill
ISBN:9789004261884

Utforska kategorier

Historia inom Historia och arkeologi
Religion: allmänt inom Filosofi och religion
Kristendom inom Filosofi och religion

Mer om författaren

Christoph Volkmar, Ph.D. (2007), is Director of Magdeburg City Archives and lecturer (Privatdozent) at the University of Leipzig. He is author of Die Heiligenerhebung Bennos von Meißen (Aschendorff, 2002) and Jörgs Junker. Landadel und Reformation im Mittelelberaum (forthcoming).

Recensioner i media

“This book is a milestone in early modern studies. […] superior book, a combination of good writing and translation, easily digestible themes, and effective interpretation of archival, primary, and secondary evidence.” - Andrew A. Chibi, in: Sixteenth Century Journal 49:4 (Winter 2018), pp. 1163-1165

Innehållsförteckning

Preface to the English EditionPreface to the German EditionIntroduction1 A Critical Survey of Scholarship2 George of Saxony’s Church Politics from a New PerspectiveChurch Governance and Catholic Reform before the Reformation (1488–ca. 1521)3 Church Politics of German Princes in the Late Medieval Empire4 The Wettin Tradition of Reform5 George of Saxony (1471–1539) as a Reformer of the Church6 Papacy and Council7 The Empire8 Bishops and Cathedral Chapters9 The Ecclesiastical Court System10 The Regular Clergy11 The Lower Clergy12 The Laity13 Printing and the Public before Luther14 Summary and DiscussionThe Clash with the Early Reformation (1517–1525)15 George of Saxony and Martin Luther: A New Look at an Old Enmity16 “The Damned Lutheran Sect”17 Church Politics against the Reformation in the Empire (1522–1525)18 Outlawing the Reformation19 Territorial Politics against Evangelical Pastors20 Territorial Politics against Evangelical Monks21 Territorial Politics against Evangelical Subjects22 Preaching23 Printing24 Reform Instead of Reformation25 Church Politics against the Reformation: Successes, Limits, PerspectivesConclusionBibliographyIndex