The Division of Christendom

by Hillerbrand, Hans J.

• ISBN13: 9780664224028
• ISBN10: 0664224024
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2007-10-29
• Publisher: Westminster John Knox Pr

Summary

InThe Division of Christendom, revered historian Hans J. Hillerbrand details the events and ideas of the sixteenth century and contends that the Protestant Reformation must be seen as an interplay of religious, political, and economic forces in which religion played a major role. Hillerbrand tells the fascinating story of the ways in which theological disagreements divided the centuries-old Christian church and the roles that leading characters such as Luther, Zwingli, Anabaptists, and Calvin played in establishing new churches, even as Roman Catholicism continued to develop in its own ways. The book covers all significant aspects of this period and interprets these important events in their own context while reflecting on the consequences of the Reformation for later periods and for today.

Author Biography

Hans J. Hillerbrand is Professor of Religion at Duke University.

Table of Contents

Preface	p. ix
The Setting	p. 1
The Intellectual Atmosphere	p. 6
Erasmus and Reform	p. 7
Church and Religion	p. 11
Conclusion	p. 25
The Luther Affair	p. 27
The Wild Boar in the Vineyard	p. 49
The Beginnings of the Movement of Reform	p. 65
The Aftermath of Worms	p. 72
Reform Institutionalized	p. 78
The Nature of the Change	p. 81
The Response	p. 87
The Division	p. 93
Huldrych Zwingli and Reform in Switzerland	p. 94
Reform in Zurich	p. 97
The Emergence of Alternate Visions of Reform	p. 103
The Reform Disintegrates	p. 109
Anabaptism	p. 112
The Hutterite Experiment	p. 126
Protestant Spiritualism	p. 129
The Antitrinitarian Dissent	p. 133
Consolidation in Germany	p. 139
The Uprisings of 1524-1525	p. 142
Theological Alienation	p. 148
The Reformation in the Cities	p. 150
The Reformation Consolidated: Speyer, 1526	p. 155
Reversal and Protest: Speyer, 1529	p. 160
Augshurg, 1530	p. 161
The League of Schmalkald	p. 168
Political Crisis in Switzerland	p. 174
The Institutionalization of a New Church	p. 178
Continued Protestant Expansion: Cities and Territories	p. 181
The Road to War	p. 190
The War	p. 196
Uneasy Peace and Final Decision	p. 199
Lutheran Turmoil	p. 209
The Reformation In England	p. 211
The King's Great Matter	p. 218
The Reformation Enforced	p. 235
The Edwardian Revolution	p. 238
The Marian Reaction	p. 244
The Elizabethan Settlement	p. 250
The Puritan Dissent	p. 255
The Close of the Reign	p. 261
Anglicanism Established	p. 264
The Roman Catholic Church	p. 267
The Council of Trent	p. 275
Catholic Renewal and Counter-Reformation	p. 280
The Implementation of Tridentine Reform	p. 281
New Forms of Catholic Spirituality and Religious Life	p. 282
John Calvin and the Reformed Tradition	p. 289
Calvin's Life	p. 295
Calvin and the Genevan Church, 1541-1564	p. 303
Changes in Europe	p. 315
France	p. 319
Scandinavia	p. 344
Scotland	p. 353
Eastern Europe	p. 364
Hungary	p. 371
The Low Countries	p. 376
Conclusion	p. 379
The Protestant Vision: The Theologies	p. 383
Affirmations and Disagreements	p. 389
Concluding Reflections	p. 399
Consequences	p. 405
The New Churches	p. 408
Church Life and Popular Religion	p. 417
Church and Society	p. 423
The Reformation and Women	p. 432
Politics	p. 440
The End of the Beginning: Confessionalization in Europe	p. 452
The Wider World	p. 454
Epilogue
Historiography	p. 459
Bibliography	p. 467
Index	p. 481
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