Reforming Finland : the diocese of Turku in the age of Gustav Vasa 1523-1560 / Jason Lavery.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Lavery, Jason Edward.

Series:

Studies in Medieval and Reformation Traditions 210.

Studies in medieval and reformation traditions ; v. 210

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Reformation--Finland.

Reformation.

Finland--Church history--16th century.

Finland.

Finland--History--1523-1611.

Sweden--History--Gustav I Vasa, 1523-1560.

Sweden.

Catholic Church. Diocese of Åbo (Finland)--History.

Catholic Church.

Svenska kyrkan--Finland--History--16th century.

Svenska kyrkan.

Gustav I Vasa, King of Sweden, 1496-1560.

Gustav.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (228 pages) : illustrations, maps, tables.

Place of Publication:

Leiden, the Netherlands : Koninklijke Brill, NV, 2017.

Summary:

Jason Lavery examines the Reformation in the Diocese of Turku during the reign of King Gustav Vasa (r. 1523-1560). This diocese, covering a territory better known then and now as Finland, encompassed the Swedish kingdom east of the Gulf of Bothnia. The Reformation in Finland was driven by King Gustav Vasa's state-building program, sometimes referred to as "royal reform" in respect to the church, as well as the spread of Lutheran theology and practice. Both royal and Lutheran reform were mutually reinforcing and dependent upon one another.

Contents:

Introduction: Scholars, Reformers, and the Diocese of Turku

The Church and Medieval Finland

Finland and Gustav Vasa's Reformation by Crisis

Reformation by Coexistence

The Creation of a Royal Church

A Reformation in Reverse?

The Vernacular Reformation

Schools, Art, and Belief

The End of the Medieval Diocese

Conclusion.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

90-04-35470-0

Publisher Number:

10.1163/9789004354708 DOI