The correspondence of Wolfgang Capito. 3 : 1532-1536 Wolfgang Capito, translated by Erika Rummel ; annotated by Milton Kooistra.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Capito, Wolfgang, 1478-1541, author.

Contributor:

Rummel, Erika, 1942- translator.

Kooistra, Milton, contributor.

Language:

English

German

Subjects (All):

Theologians--Europe--Correspondence.

Theologians.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (546 pages) : illustrations, charts; digital, PDF file(s).

Place of Publication:

University of Toronto Press 2016

Toronto, Ontario : University of Toronto Press, 2015.

Language Note:

English

System Details:

text file

Summary:

Wolfgang Capito (1478-1541), a leading Christian Hebraist and Catholic churchman who converted to Protestantism, was a pivotal figure in the history of the Reformation. After serving as a professor of theology in Basel and adviser to the archbishop of Mainz, he moved to Strasbourg, which became, largely due to his efforts, one of the most important centres of the Reformation movement after Wittenberg. This penultimate volume in the series is a fully annotated translation of Capito’s existing correspondence covering the years 1532-36 and culminating in the Wittenberg Concord between the Lutheran and Reformed churches. The correspondence includes Capito’s efforts, alongside those of his colleague Martin Bucer, to negotiate that compromise. Other letters deal with local, political, financial, and doctrinal questions, as well as Capito’s personal life. The letters demonstrate the importance of Capito and his colleagues in providing advice in matters concerning the churches in southern Germany and Switzerland, but also regarding the evangelicals in neighbouring France. Milton Kooistra’s annotation provides historical context by identifying classical, patristic, and biblical quotations as well as persons and places. Continuing in the series’ tradition of rigorous scholarship, this volume provides crucial details on the evolution of Capito’s thought and its contribution to the Reformation movement.

Contents:

Frontmatter

Contents

Preface

Abbreviations and Short Titles

Addenda to Volume 2

Letters, 1532–1536

Chapter 1

Chapter 2

Chapter 3

Table of Correspondents

Index

Notes:

Translated from German.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

CC BY

Description based on: online resource; title from pdf title page (JSTOR, viewed June 5, 2020).

OCLC:

945440659