Ecclesia Reformata: v. 2: Studies on the Reformation (Kerkhistorische Bijdragen): 16 - Hardcover

Nijenhuis

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 9004094652 ISBN 13: 9789004094659

Publisher: Brill, 1994

Synopsis

In comparison with volume I (1972) the author has extended the scope of the term 'Reformation'. In this book the term indicates the sum of religious, social and political reforms which presented themselves as a result of work of the reformers of the 16th century. After giving consideration to Luther and particularly to Calvin in part I, attention is paid in part II to the development and the distinctive nature of the Reformation in the Northern Netherlands, with an accent on the variety of Dutch Calvinism. Published as Kerkhistorische Bijdragen, Ecclesia Reformata, vol. 2

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Review:

'This is a scholarship of the first water, brilliant.'
Bibliothèque d'Humanisme et Renaissance, 1995.
'[This] study is important not only for Cologne but also as one of the first great social studies of criminality in Germany because of the methodology used to reach his conclusions and to fit a city into its larger context.'
Gerald Chaix, Sixteenth Century Journal, 1995.
'This is a fine collection of essays by a skilled historian and a warm-hearted churchman. English-speaking readers have reason to be grateful that they are now available in translation.'
John L. Thompson, Zwingliana, 1995.
'This is a groundbreaking piece, which should fundamentally influence our understanding of Calvin's political thought and its capacity for development in the face of events.'
Andrew Pettegree, Ecclesiastical History, 1995.

Synopsis:

In comparison with volume 1 (1972) the author has extended the scope of the term "Reformation". In this work the term indicates the sum of religious, social and political reforms which presented themeselves as a result of work of the reformers of the 16th century. After considering Luther and Calvin in part 1, part 2 pays attention to the development and the distinctive nature of the Reformation in the Northern Netherlands, with emphasis on the variety of Dutch Calvinism. In part 2 the relations of these churches with those in England and Scotland are elucidated. In every chapter the author is trying to overcome deep-rooted and persistent prejudices in traditional historiography.

About this edition

• Publisher: Brill
• Publication date: 1994
• ISBN 10: 9004094652
• ISBN 13: 9789004094659
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 340