Architect of Reformation : an introduction to Heinrich Bullinger, 1504-1575 / edited by Bruce Gordon and Emidio Campi.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Gordon, Bruce, 1962-

Campi, Emidio.

Series:

Texts and studies in Reformation and post-Reformation thought

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Bullinger, Heinrich, 1504-1575.

Bullinger, Heinrich.

Physical Description:

300 pages ; 23 cm.

Place of Publication:

Grand Rapids, Mich. : Baker Academic, [2004]

Summary:

Heinrich Bullinger, the friend and successor of Huldrych Zwingli, led the Zurich church for almost fifty years after Zwingli's death and was largely responsible for the construction of the Reformed church in the sixteenth century. Nevertheless, Bullinger has often been called the forgotten Reformer of the sixteenth century. Architect of Reformation is the first broad introduction to Bullinger's life and theology available in English. The book features an international collection of the world's leading Bullinger and Reformation scholars addressing such categories as theology, spirituality, ecclesiology, humanism, politics, and family. At the five-hundred-year anniversary of Bullinger's birth, Architect of Reformation gives the often-overlooked Swiss Reformer his long-overdue and much-deserved recognition as a leading figure among second generation Reformers. The book will appeal to anyone interested in exploring Bullinger's life and thought.

Contents:

Edward A. Dowey Jr. (1918-2003) / Elsie Mckee 15

Introduction: Architect of Reformation / Bruce Gordon 17

Part I Theology, Spirituality and Ecclesiology

1 Heinrich Bullinger as Theologian: Thematic, Comprehensive, and Schematic / Edward Dowey 35

2 Bullinger on the Trinity: "Religionis Nostrae Caput et Fundamentum" / Mark Taplin 67

3 Bullinger's Decades: Instruction in Faith and Conduct / Peter Opitz 101

4 Bullinger's Vernacular Writings: Spirituality and the Christian Life / Bruce Gordon 117

5 Bullinger and Worship: "Thereby Does One Plant and Sow the True Faith" / Roland Diethelm 135

6 Bullinger on Church Authority: The Transformation of the Prophetic Role in Christian Ministry / Daniel Bolliger 159

Part II Humanism, Politics and Family

7 Bullinger's Early Political and Theological Thought: Brutus Tigurinus / Emidio Campi 181

8 Heinrich Bullinger's Efforts to Document the Zurich Reformation: History as Legacy / Christian Moser 201

9 Bullinger and the Schools / Kurt Jakob Ruetschi 215

10 Bullinger's Correspondence: An International News Network / Rainer Henrich 231

11 Heinrich Bullinger as Church Politician / Andreas Muhling 243

12 Bullinger's Der Christlich Eestand: Marriage and the Covenant / Carrie E. Euler 255.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 277-289) and index.

ISBN:

080102899X

OCLC:

55886351