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War Against the Idols
The Reformation of Worship from Erasmus to Calvin
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Artikel-Nr:
9780521379847
Veröffentl:
2003
Einband:
Paperback
Erscheinungsdatum:
01.04.2003
Seiten:
336
Autor:
Carlos Eire
Gewicht:
547 g
Format:
229x152x20 mm
Sprache:
Englisch
Beschreibung:
In the second decade of the sixteenth century medieval piety suddenly began to be attacked in some places as "idolatry," or false religion. This study calls attention to the importance of the idolatry issue during the Reformation.
Acknowledgments; Abbreviations; Introduction; 1. The state of lay devotion in the late middle ages; 2. Erasmus as critic of late medieval piety; 3. Early reformers and the question of idolatry; 4. Iconoclasm, revolution, and the reformation in Switzerland and Geneva, 1527-1536; 5. Humanism and reform in France: the seeds of calvinism; 6. John Calvin's attack on idolatry; 7. Calvin against the nicodemites; 8. From iconoclasm to revolution: the political dimensions of the war against idolatry; Conclusion; Index.