The Swiss Reformation / Bruce Gordon.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Gordon, Bruce, 1962-

Series:

New frontiers in history

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Reformation--Switzerland.

Reformation.

Switzerland.

Zwingli, Ulrich, 1484-1531.

Zwingli, Ulrich.

Switzerland--Church history--16th century.

Church history.

Physical Description:

xxiv, 368 pages : maps ; 23 cm.

Place of Publication:

Manchester, UK ; New York : Manchester University Press ; New York : Distributed exclusively in the USA by Palgrave, 2002.

Summary:

The Swiss Reformation was a seminal event of the 16th century and the source of a distinctive Protestant culture whose influence spread across Europe from Transylvania to Scotland. This book provides the first comprehensive study of the subject in any language. The author argues that the movement must be understood in terms of the historical evolution of the Swiss Confederation, its unique and fluid structures, the legacy of the mercenary trade, the distinctive character of Swiss theology, the powerful influence of Renaissance humanism, and, the roles played by the dominant figures, Huldrych Zwingli and Heinrich Bullinger.

Contents:

1 Peasants, priests, and soldiers: the Swiss Confederation in the late Middle Ages 6

2 Zwingli and Zurich 46

3 The spread of the Reformation 86

4 War and disaster 1529-34 119

5 Consolidation and turmoil 1534-66 146

6 The radical challenge 191

7 Church-building 228

8 Church and society 261

9 International Zwinglianism: the Swiss churches and Europe 283

10 The culture of the Swiss Reformation 317.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 349-358) and index.

ISBN:

0719051177

0719051185

OCLC:

50017256