Were we ever protestants? : essays in honour of tarald rasmussen / edited by Sivert Angel, Hallgeir Elstad, Eivor Andersen Oftestad.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Angel, Sivert, 1973- editor.

Elstad, Hallgeir J., 1964- editor.

Oftestad, Eivor Andersen, editor.

Series:

Arbeiten Zur Kirchengeschichte

Arbeiten zur Kirchengeschichte ; 140

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Protestantism.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (XVI, 364 p.)

Place of Publication:

Berlin, Germany : Walter de Gruyter GmbH, [2019]

Language Note:

In English.

Summary:

This anthology discusses different aspects of Protestantism, past and present. Professor Tarald Rasmussen has written both on medieval and modern theologians, but his primary interest has remained the reformation and 16th century church history. In stead of a traditional «Festschrift» honouring the different fields of research he has contributed to, this will be a focused anthology treating a specific theme related to Rasmussen's research profile. One of Professor Rasmussen's most recent publications, a little popularized book in Norwegian titled «What is Protestantism?», reveals a central aspect research interest, namely the Weberian interest for Protestantism's cultural significance. Despite difficulties, he finds the concept useful as a Weberian «Idealtypus» enabling research on a phenomenon combining theological, historical and sociological dimensions. Thus he employs the Protestantism as an integrative concept to trace the makeup of today's secular societies. This profiled approach is a point of departure for this anthology discussing important aspects of historiography in reformation history: Continuity and breaks surrounding the reformation, contemporary significance of reformation history research, traces of the reformation in today's society. The book relates to current discussions on Protestantism and is relevant to everyone who want to keep up to date with the latest research in the field.

Contents:

Frontmatter

Table of Contents

List of Figures

A Brief Biography of Professor Tarald Rasmussen

Were we ever protestants?

Was Luther Ever a Protestant?

Was there a Protestant Fearlessness in Face of Death?

Protestants and the Uncomfortable Sainthood

King, Church and Religion

"Worse than the Papists"

Despot, Outlaw or King? - Funeral Sermons and the Struggle for Legitimacy in Early Modern Sweden

Was there a Protestant Death?

Living as Adam and Eve

Protestant Anti-Catholicism in Early Modern Germany

Martin Luther as Lieu de Mémoire in Early Modern Dutch Lutheranism

Pastoral Ideals and Public Sphere in Christiania (Oslo) in the Seventeenth Century

Viborg in the Hands of the Lord

Toleration, Anti-Catholicism and Protestantism

The Lutheran Ethic and the Spirit of Early Modern Science

Celebrating Protestantism? The Reformation Anniversaries in Norway in 1917 and 1937

The Church of Sweden and the Community of Protestant Churches in Europe

Notes on the Contributors

Index of Names

Index of Places

Index of Subjects

Notes:

Description based on print version record.

Includes index.

ISBN:

9783110599015

3110599015

9783110600544

3110600544

OCLC:

1125191909