The Reformation in Germany / C. Scott Dixon.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Dixon, C. Scott.

Series:

Historical Association studies

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Reformation--Germany.

Reformation.

Germany.

Germany--Church history--16th century.

Church history.

Physical Description:

xxvii, 212 pages : illustrations, maps ; 22 cm.

Place of Publication:

Oxford ; Malden, Mass. : Blackwell Publishers, 2002.

Summary:

The Reformation in Germany provides readers with a strong narrative overview of the most recent work on this topic. It addresses the central concerns of Reformation historiography as well as providing a distinct interpretation of the movement. The book examines the spread and reception of the evangelical movement, the historical dynamic created by the fusion of religious ideas and the social context, the religious imagination of the common man and utopian visions of reform, and the relationship between political culture and religious change. The narrative goes on to consider the long-term legacy of the Reformation movement in Germany. The book provides readers with a fresh perspective on the movement, one which seeks to understand its rise and evolution as a historical process in constant dialogue with the cultural and political context of the age.

Contents:

Germany on the eve of Reformation

Religious culture and the Reformation

The reformation in the parishes

Political culture and the German Reformation

The Reformation legacy

Reformation histories.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages [191]-205) and index.

ISBN:

0631202528

0631202536

OCLC:

47120318