Calvinism was the most dynamic and disruptive religious force of the later sixteenth century. Its emergence on the international scene shattered the precarious equilibrium established during the Reformation, and precipitated three generations of religious warfare. This collection of original essays, newly available in paperback, looks at the impact of Calvin's writings, Calvinism in higher education, Calvinist discipline and apocalyptic thought, and the shadowy affinity of merchants and scholars who formed a critical part of the "Calvinist International".
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"...a coherent and comprehensive analysis and exposition of the Calvinist movement throughout Europe. As such, it is one of those all-too-rare collections of conference papers of consistently high quality suitable both for scholars in the field and for textbook use in upper-division undergraduate and graduate history and church history courses." Choice
"It is a very rare collection of essays that one may recommend for general use. Such is the case with Calvinism in Europe, 1540-1620. Each of these essays is rich in insights, beautifully written, historiographically up to date, and accessible to the general reader....demonstrates that the field is conceptually rich, sophisticated in its methods, diverse in its sources, and intellectually vital." Journal of Modern History
"These essays effectively support the claim that Calvinism was the most dynamic and disruptive religious community of the later sixteenth century and helped precipitate three generations of religious warfare. Solid, thorough, nicely specific, this volume is the sort of work garden-variety historians appreciate. It is well done." Church History
"...this volume will be welcomed by advanced students of early modern religion, society and politics." History
"These important contributions to the spread of Calvinism offer readers a close look at this meaningful development of social theology not only in France and Germany but also Highland Scotland and Hungary. Recommended." The Reader's Review
"This is an admirable volume with every chapter rich not only with historical detail and learning but often with new perspectives. It is sure to be a standard text on international Calvinism." Brian G. Armstrong, Sixteenth Century Journal
"It is a very rare collection of essays that one may recommend for general use. Such is the case with Calvinism in Europe, 1540-1620. Each of these essays is rich in insights, beautifully written, historiographically up to date, and accessible to the general reader....demonstrates that the field is conceptually rich, sophisticated in its methods, diverse in its sources, and intellectually vital." Journal of Modern History
"These essays effectively support the claim that Calvinism was the most dynamic and disruptive religious community of the later sixteenth century and helped precipitate three generations of religious warfare. Solid, thorough, nicely specific, this volume is the sort of work garden-variety historians appreciate. It is well done." Church History
"...this volume will be welcomed by advanced students of early modern religion, society and politics." History
"These important contributions to the spread of Calvinism offer readers a close look at this meaningful development of social theology not only in France and Germany but also Highland Scotland and Hungary. Recommended." The Reader's Review
"This is an admirable volume with every chapter rich not only with historical detail and learning but often with new perspectives. It is sure to be a standard text on international Calvinism." Brian G. Armstrong, Sixteenth Century Journal
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Calvinism was the most dynamic and disruptive religious force of the later sixteenth century. Its emergence on the international scene shattered the precarious equilibrium established during the Reformation, and precipitated three generations of religious warfare. This collection of original essays, newly available in paperback, looks at the impact of Calvin's writings, Calvinism in higher education, Calvinist discipline and apocalyptic thought, and the shadowy affinity of merchants and scholars who formed a critical part of the 'Calvinist International'.
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Into The Fire,
By Stephen Hancock "Scholar born 300 years late." (Snellville, GA United States) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)
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This book covers the period between when Calvinism first made it's move as a distinctive form of religious discontent and follows it, in a series of excellent essays, through to the period of it's solidification and uncontested leadership of the Protestant international movement. Readable and informative. One of the best books on the subject in print.
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With the notable exception of Scandinavia, Lutheran churches were confined to the German lands, to the German-speaking minorities in the Slay countries and to foreign merchants who traded with the cities of the Empire. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
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With the notable exception of Scandinavia, Lutheran churches were confined to the German lands, to the German-speaking minorities in the Slay countries and to foreign merchants who traded with the cities of the Empire. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
one further edition, stranger churches, ecclesiastical ordinances, providential history, reformed ministers, reformed community, evangelical reformers, professional poets Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
John Sigismund, Low Countries, Lord's Supper, Gaelic Scotland, The Hague, Cesar Calandrini, Pierre Viret, Reformed Protestantism, Geneva School, John Calvin, Sovereign Council, Troyes Boutiot, Classical Common Gaelic, Company of Pastors, French Reformed, Andrew Pettegree, Der Protestantismus, Emanuel van Meteren, New York, Saint Bartholomew, Simon Ruytinck, Arthur Golding, Dutch Calvinists, Dutch Revolt, Pierre Tissot New!
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- The Early Reformation in Europe by Andrew Pettegree on page 206, and page 210
- Sermons on Job - Facsimile: by John Calvin on page 93, and page 96
- Institutes of the Christian Religion (Two Volumes in One) by John Calvin on page 2, and page 66
- The Augsburg Confession by Philip Melanchthon on page 212, and page 217
- The French Reformation (Historical Association Studies) by Mark Greengrass on page 119, and page 254
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- The Reformation World (Routledge Worlds) by Andrew Pettegree on 4 pages
- Divided Gaels: Gaelic Cultural Identities in Scotland and Ireland c.1200-c.1650 by Wilson McLeod on page 201, and Back Matter
- The Registers of the Consistory of Geneva at the Time of Calvin: Volume 1: 1542-1544 by Mrs. Isabella M. Watt in Front Matter
- The Politics of Religion in the Age of Mary, Queen of Scots: The Earl of Argyll and the Struggle for Britain and Ireland (Cambridge Studies in Early Modern British History) by Jane E. A. Dawson in Back Matter
- Making Heretics: Militant Protestantism and Free Grace in Massachusetts, 1636-1641 by Michael P. Winship in Back Matter
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