| The Swiss Reformation: The Swiss Reformation Contributor(s): Gordon, Bruce (Author) |
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ISBN: 0719051185 ISBN-13: 9780719051180 Publisher: Manchester University Press OUR PRICE: $28.45 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: July 2002 Annotation: The Swiss Reformation was a seminal event of the 16th century and the source of a distinctive Protestant culture whose influence spread across Europe from Transylvania to Scotland. This book provides the first comprehensive study of the subject in any language. The author argues that the movement must be understood in terms of the historical evolution of the Swiss Confederation, its unique and fluid structures, the legacy of the mercenary trade, the distinctive character of Swiss theology, the powerful influence of Renaissance humanism, and, the roles played by the dominant figures, Huldrych Zwingli and Heinrich Bullinger. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Religion | Christianity - History - History | Europe - General |
| Dewey: 274.940 |
| LCCN: 2002072472 |
| Series: New Frontiers |
| Physical Information: 1.2" H x 6.24" W x 8.44" (1.07 lbs) 392 pages |
| Themes: - Religious Orientation - Christian |
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| Publisher Description: The Swiss Reformation was a seminal event of the sixteenth century which created a Protestant culture whose influence spread across Europe from Transylvania to Scotland. Offers the first comprehensive study of the Swiss Reformation and argues that the movement must be understood in terms of the historical evolution of the Swiss Confederation, its unique and fluid structures, the legacy of the mercenary trade, the distinctive character of Swiss theology, the powerful influence of Renaissance humanism, and, most decisively, the roles played by the dominant figures, Huldrych Zwingli and Heinrich Bullinger. Marked by astounding creative energy, incendiary preaching, burning political passions, peasant revolts, and breath-taking scholarship, as well as by painful divisions, civil war, executions and dashed hopes, the story of the Swiss Reformation is told with extensive use of primary sources. Explores the narrative of events before turning to consider themes such as the radical opposition, church and community, daily life in the Confederation, cultural achievements and the Swiss place in the wider European Reformation world. |