Astrology and Reformation / Robin B. Barnes.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Barnes, Robin Bruce, 1951- author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Reformation.

Church history--16th century.

Church history.

Astrology.

Evangelicalism.

Evangelicalism--Germany.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (409 p.)

Place of Publication:

New York : Oxford University Press, 2015.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

While most modern approaches to the religious and social reforms of the sixteenth century give scant attention to stellar preoccupations, this study argues that astrological concepts played a key role in preparing the ground for the evangelical movement sparked by Martin Luther in the 1520s, as well as in shaping the distinctive characteristics of German evangelical culture over the following century.

Contents:

""Cover""; ""Astrology and Reformation""; ""Copyright""; ""Dedication""; ""Contents""; ""Acknowledgments""; ""A Note on Sources""; ""Introduction""; ""1. From Athens to Augsburg""; ""2. Mathematics and the Sacred""; ""3. The Flood""; ""4. The Campaign Against Superstition""; ""5. Confessional Constellations""; ""6. Fate and Faith""; ""7. Centrifugal Forces""; ""Postscript""; ""Notes""; ""Literature""; ""Index""

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

0-19-049391-7

0-19-025009-7

0-19-987615-0