The reformation of faith in the context of late medieval theology and piety : essays / by Berndt Hamm ; edited by Robert J. Bast.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Hamm, Berndt.

Contributor:

Bast, Robert J., 1959-

Series:

Studies in the history of Christian thought 0081-8607 ; v. 110.

Studies in the history of Christian thought, 0081-8607 ; v. 110

Standardized Title:

Essays. Selections. English

Language:

English

German

Subjects (All):

Reformation.

Theology, Doctrinal--History--Middle Ages, 600-1500.

Theology, Doctrinal.

History.

Theology, Doctrinal--Middle Ages.

Christian life--History--Middle Ages, 600-1500.

Christian life.

Church history--Middle Ages, 600-1500.

Church history.

Church history--Middle Ages.

Physical Description:

xvi, 305 pages, 3 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 25 cm.

Place of Publication:

Leiden ; Boston : Brill, 2004.

Summary:

This book is the first major collection of articles by Berndt Hamm in English translation. The articles employ previously neglected sermons, devotional and pastoral treatises to reassess the question of continuity and change between late-medieval and Reformation theology and piety.

Contents:

Chapter 1 Normative Centering in the 15th and 16th Centuries: Observations on Religiosity, Theology, and Iconology 1

I. Normative Centering: An Interpretive Category 1

II. The Normative Centering of Religion 4

III. Forms of Normative Centering: The Theology of Piety and Images of Piety 18

IV. Three Exemplary Images of Piety 24

V. The Centering of Piety around the Passion, Mercy, and Trust 32

VI. From the Centering of the Late Middle Ages to the Centering of the Reformation: Continuity and Upheaval 43

Chapter 2 Between Severity and Mercy. Three Models of Pre-Reformation Urban Reform Preaching: Savonarola

Staupitz

Geiler 50

I. Urban 'dirigenti religiosi' of the Reformation and Late Middle Ages 50

II. Girolamo Savonarola: Preacher of God's Severity 55

III. Johannes von Staupitz: Preacher of God's Mercy 65

IV. Johannes Geiler von Keysersberg: Preacher between Severity and Mercy 73

V. Looking On to the Reformation 86

Chapter 3 Volition and Inadequacy as a Topic in Late Medieval Pastoral Care of Penitents 88

I. The Harrowing Question at the End of the Middle Ages 88

II. The Typical Solution provided by Johannes von Paltz (1511): Where there is Inadequacy, a Good Will Suffices 91

III. The Further Lowering of the Minimal Requirement: If there is no Good Will, then Desiring to Desire is Enough 95

IV. Exoneration

a Trend of the Late Middle Ages 100

V. Four Lines of the Theological Tradition of Comforting Exoneration for the Weak and Troubled 105

VI. A Vigorous Theology of Mercy, circa 1500: Johannes von Staupitz in comparison with the Late Franciscan Tradition 114

VII. The Insufficiency of Human Satisfaction and the Infinite Value of the Satisfaction of Jesus Christ 120

VIII. The Reformation in the Context of the Late Middle Ages 125

Chapter 4 From the Medieval "Love of God" to the "Faith" of Luther

A Contribution to the History of Penitence 128

I. The Twelfth-Century Turn to the Inner Feeling of the Love of God 128

II. The Late-Medieval Transformation in the Understanding of Love, Penance and Contrition 136

III. Johannes von Staupitz: the Significance of his Understanding of True Contrition for Luther 142

IV. Luther's New Understanding of Contrition: Faith is Love, but Love does not Justify 147

Chapter 5 Why did "Faith" become for Luther the Central Concept of the Christian Life? 153

I. The Question from the Medieval Perspective 153

II. The Medieval Understanding of Faith: the Levels of Faith, Humility and Hope 154

III. What Luther Means by Faith: the Question from the Perspective of the Judgement of God 163

IV. Luther's First Commentary on the Psalms: Faith as Humility and Hope 167

V. Results and Consequences 171

Chapter 6 What was the Reformation Doctrine of Justification? 179

I. Criteria for Defining the Reformation Doctrine of Justification 181

II. Medieval Catholic Doctrine 184

III. The Reformation Doctrine of Justification 189

1. The Unconditionally Given Acceptance of Mankind 189

2. Radical Sin 193

3. Grace Preceding Perfect Righteousness 193

4. Simul Instus et Peccator 196

5. The Eschatological Final Validity of Justification 197

6. The Certainty of Salvation 200

7. Freedom and Absence of Freedom 201

8. By Faith Alone 202

9. The Bond Between Faith and the Biblical Word 205

10. Breaking the Mold: the Contrast with Medieval Theology 207

11. The Evangelical Understanding of the Person 208

IV. Luther's Lectures on the Epistle to the Romans as Evidence of the Reformation Doctrine of Justification 209

V. Further Prospects: the Intensification and the Boundaries of the Reformation Doctrine of Justification 213

Chapter 7 Reformation "from below" and Reformation "from above". On the Problem of the Historical Classifications of the Reformation 217

I. Widespread Conceptions of Types and Phases of the Reformation 217

II. Factors "from above" in the Broad Reformation Movement before 1525 224

1. The 'prae' of the Educated Upper Strata of Society 224

2. The Reformation of the Middle 227

3. The Authoritarian Orientation of the Reformers before 1525 231

III. Factors of the Early Reformation Movement within the Later Government of the Church by Secular Authorities 240

1. After-effects of the Reformation of the "Common Man" in the Authorities' Governance of the Church 240

2. Theological Continuity 245

IV. The Outlook 250

Chapter 8 How Innovative was the Reformation? 254

II. Four Categories of Reforming Innovation 258

III. The Double Integrative Model: Long-term Change Integrated in Transition and Transition Integrated in Long-Term Change 266

Chapter 9 The Place of the Reformation in the Second Christian Millennium 273

I. The Effects of the Reformation and the Question of its Relevance 273

II. The Reformation as a Breach in the System 275

III. The Medieval Catholic Synthesis of Divine and Earthly 275

IV. The Reformation as Desacralization of the World and Humanity 278

V. The New Understanding of Holiness 280

VI. The Reformation as a Break in the Religio-historical Logic of Gift and Return 282

VII. The Reformation as a Continuation of Medieval Trends 285

VIII. Differing Kinds of Continuation of the Middle Ages: Qualitative Leap and Reinforcement or Acceleration 287

IX. The Reformation as a Driving Force of Modernization 289

X. The Relationship of the Reformation to Emancipative Modernity 291

XI. The Relationship of the Reformation to Repressive Modernity 295

XII. Summary: The Reformation as Engine and Interruption of Modernity 298

XIII. The Prospect: The Significance of the Reformation for the Future of Church and Society 299.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

ISBN:

9004131914

OCLC:

53090891