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Protestants and the cult of the saints in German-speaking Europe, 1517-1531 / Carol Piper Heming.
LIBRA BX4818.3 .H46 2003
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Heming, Carol Piper, 1945-
- Series:
- Sixteenth century essays & studies ; v. 65.
- Sixteenth century essays & studies ; v. 65
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Christian saints--Cult--History--16th century.
- Christian saints.
- Protestant churches--Doctrines--History--16th century.
- Protestant churches.
- Reformation--Europe, German-speaking.
- Reformation.
- Church history.
- Protestant churches--Doctrines.
- History.
- Christian saints--Cult.
- Europe, German-speaking--Church history--16th century.
- Europe, German-speaking.
- German-speaking Europe.
- Physical Description:
- xiii, 170 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.
- Place of Publication:
- Kirksville, Mo. : Truman State University Press, [2003]
- Summary:
- The role of the saints became a theological dilemma for scholars and laity alike throughout the Reformation era. Through the analysis of 180 pamphlets published by reformers in German-speaking Europe, Heming shows the struggle Protestants faced in purging the cult of the saints from their culture and religion.
- Contents:
- Chapter 1 Presence of the Saints 1
- Chapter 2 Religion and the Saints 13
- Chapter 3 Society and the Saints 36
- Chapter 4 Reformers and the Saints 53
- Chapter 5 Virgin Mary among the Saints 66
- Chapter 6 Ubiquity of the Saints 75
- Chapter 7 Persistence of the Saints 105
- Disputations, Diets, and Colloquies 111
- Scriptural References Used against the Saints and Images 122.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 147-157) and index.
- ISBN:
- 1931112231
- 193111224X
- OCLC:
- 50982341
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