Peter Martyr Vermigli and the European Reformations: Semper Reformanda (Studies in the History of Christian Traditions,): 115 - Hardcover

9789004139145: Peter Martyr Vermigli and the European Reformations: Semper Reformanda (Studies in the History of Christian Traditions,): 115

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ISBN 10: 9004139141 ISBN 13: 9789004139145

Publisher: Brill, 2004

Peter Martyr Vermigli (1499-1562) was one of the early members of the abortive Italian reform movement as well as one of the formative shapers of Reformed Protestantism. Through its focus on Vermigli, these essays illuminate new dimensions to the various Reformations in sixteenth-century Europe, both Catholic and Protestant. Vermigli's work is considered under three rubrics: his relationship to other Reformers, an analysis of his more provocative theological ideas and his contributions to church reform. Particularly notable is the breadth of his interests, which ranged from his view of women, prophecy and papal power, to the early church fathers and his revision of ecclesiastical laws in the Church of England. Each of these depicts a vital aspect of Vermigli's contribution to the European Reformations.

Contributors are: Scott Amos, Emidio Campi, John Patrick Donnelly, John Farthing, Don Fuller, Richard Gamble, John F. Jackson, Gary Jenkins, Torrance Kirby, Norman Klassen, Peter A. Lillback, Joseph C. McLelland, Douglas H. Shantz, Dan Shute, and John Thompson.

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Review:

'Frank James's collection of essays on Peter Martyr Vermigli (1499-1562) places the thought of the Italian reformer within the plurality of European reformations. It provides a helpful understanding of Martyr vis-�-vis Protestant and Catholic reform, as well as more general movements such as humanism, scholasticism, and canon law revision...Overall, the collection nicely documents a transition in Martyr scholarship...a welcome addition to a body of literature that recognizes theological diversity and ecumenical nuances within sixteenth-century reform.'
Jeffrey Mallinson, Renaissance Quarterly, 2005.

About the Author:

Frank A. James III, D.Phil. (1993) in History, Oxford University & Ph.D. (2000) in Theology, Westminster Theological Seminary, is President of Historical Theology at Reformed Theological Seminary/Orlando. He has published extensively on the Reformation, including Peter Martyr Vermigli and Predestination (1998).

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