Lay prophets in Lutheran Europe (c. 1550-1700) / by Jürgen Beyer.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Beyer, Jürgen, 1965- author.

Series:

Brill's series in church history and religious culture ; v. 74.

Brill's series in church history and religious culture ; volume 74

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Lutheran Church--Europe--History--16th century.

Lutheran Church.

Lutheran Church--Europe--History--17th century.

Lay ministry--Lutheran Church.

Lay ministry.

Prophets.

History.

Europe.

Physical Description:

xiii, 474 pages ; 25 cm.

Place of Publication:

Leiden ; Boston : Brill, [2017]

Summary:

Lay Prophets in Lutheran Europe (c. 1550-1700) is the first transnational study of phenomenon of angelic apparitions in all Lutheran cultures of early modern Europe. Jürgen Beyer provides evidence for more than 350 cases and analyses the material in various ways: tracing the medieval origins, studying the spread of news about prophets, looking at the performances legitimising their calling, noting their comments on local politics, following the theological debates about prophets, and interpreting the early modern notions of holiness within which prophets operated. A full chronology and bibliography of all cases concludes the volume. Beyer demonstrates that lay prophets were an accepted part of Lutheran culture and places them in their social, political, and confessional contexts. Book jacket.

Contents:

The medieval origins of Lutheran prophecy

The dissemination of news about prophets

The performance of Lutheran prophets

Prophets commenting on local politics

Prolific prophets and theological debates about prophets during the Thirty Years' War

Conceptions of holiness in early modern Lutheranism

List of prophets (1517-1800).

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages [331]-460) and indexes.

Other Format:

Online version: Beyer, Jürgen (Senior Research Fellow), author. Lay prophets in Lutheran Europe (c. 1550-1700).

ISBN:

9789004156289

9004156283

OCLC:

938393800

Publisher Number:

99972017263