The empire's reformations : politics and religion in Germany, 1495-1648 / David M. Luebke.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Luebke, David Martin, 1960- author.

Series:

German history in focus

German History in Focus

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Germany--Church history--16th century.

Germany.

Germany--Church history--17th century.

Religion and politics--Germany--History--16th century.

Religion and politics.

Religion and politics--Germany--History--17th century.

Religious tolerance--Germany--History--16th century.

Religious tolerance.

Religious tolerance--Germany--History--17th century.

Physical Description:

xv, 204 pages : illustrations, maps ; 20 cm.

Place of Publication:

London ; New York : Bloomsbury, 2024.

Summary:

"The Empire's Reformations provides a concise overview of reform movements in 16th-century Germany that gave birth to the modern division of western Christianity into multiple denominations – Roman Catholic, Lutheran, Calvinist, and more. It exposes the origins of modern religious pluralism, both in battle for souls among these emerging camps and in the struggles of political leaders at every level to manage the threat that religious diversity posed to tranquillity and order in a rigidly hierarchical society. As such, it offers a prehistory of religious toleration, not as a positive value – few regarded toleration as inherently good – but as a strategy for keeping the peace." -- Page 4 of cover.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Other Format:

Electronic version: Luebke, David M. Empire's Reformations.

ISBN:

1350253286

9781350253285

1350253278

9781350253278

OCLC:

1417471839

Publisher Number:

90100553321