A Short History of the Reformation

Zusatztext 'Brought out to coincide with the 500th anniversary of the nailing of Martin Luther's 95 Theses to the door of the cathedral in Wittenberg - the event generally held to have set the Reformation in motion - Helen Parish's exciting new book is a timely! assured! well-written and thoroughly engaging account of this key episode of early modern European history. Drawing on the most recent scholarship! and making extensive use of primary sources! it provides readers with an excellent introduction to the subject while at the same time offering something quite distinctive. Not only does this volume cover essential topics such as Reformation theology and the role of printing! but it also does a great job of drawing our attention to less conventional themes! such as the visual arts! women and marriage and the supernatural. It is a key contribution from one of our leading Reformation historians.' Informationen zum Autor Helen L. Parish is Professor of History at the University of Reading. Her previous books include Superstition and Magic in Early Modern Europe: A Reader (Bloomsbury, 2015), Monks, Miracles and Magic: Reformation Representations of the Medieval Church (2005) and Clerical Marriage and the English Reformation: Precedent, Policy and Practice (2000). Klappentext When, in October 1517, Martin Luther pinned his Ninety-Five Theses to the door of All Saints' Church in Wittenberg he shattered the foundations of western Christendom. The Reformation of doctrine and practice that followed Luther's seismic action, and protest against the sale of indulgences, fragmented the Church and overturned previously accepted certainties and priorities. But it did more, challenging the relationship between spiritual and secular authority, perceptions of the supernatural, the interpretation of the past, the role of women in society and church, and clerical attitudes towards marriage and sex. Drawing on the most recent historiography, Helen L Parish locates the Protestant Reformation in its many cultural, social and political contexts. She assesses the Reformers' impact on art and architecture; on notions of authority, scripture and tradition; and - reflecting on the extent to which the printing press helped spread Reformation ideas - on oral, print and written culture. Zusammenfassung When! in October 1517! Martin Luther pinned his Ninety-Five Theses to the door of All Saints' Church in Wittenberg he shattered the foundations of western Christendom. The Reformation of doctrine and practice that followed Luther's seismic action! and protest against the sale of indulgences! fragmented the Church and overturned previously accepted certainties and priorities. But it did more! challenging the relationship between spiritual and secular authority! perceptions of the supernatural! the interpretation of the past! the role of women in society and church! and clerical attitudes towards marriage and sex. Drawing on the most recent historiography! Helen L Parish locates the Protestant Reformation in its many cultural! social and political contexts. She assesses the Reformers' impact on art and architecture; on notions of authority! scripture and tradition; and - reflecting on the extent to which the printing press helped spread Reformation ideas - on oral! print and written culture. Inhaltsverzeichnis List of Maps and Illustrations Acknowledgements Timeline Introduction: 500 Years 1. In the Power of God Alone? Martin Luther and the Theology of the Reformation 2. The Reformation and Dissemination of Ideas 3. The Reformation and the Image 4. The Reformation, Authority and Radicalism 5. The Reformation, Women and Marriage 6. The Reformation and the Supernatural Epilogue Further Reading Notes Index ...

Préface
Martin Luther pinned his Ninety-Five Theses to the door of All Saints' Church in Wittenberg he shattered foundations of western Christendom. The Reformation of doctrine and practice that followed Luther's seismic action, and protest against sale of indulgences, fragmented the Church and overturned previously accepted certainties and priorities.

Auteur
Helen L. Parish is Professor of History at the University of Reading, in the UK.

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When, in October 1517, Martin Luther pinned his Ninety-Five Theses to the door of All Saints' Church in Wittenberg he shattered the foundations of western Christendom. The Reformation of doctrine and practice that followed Luther's seismic action, and protest against the sale of indulgences, fragmented the Church and overturned previously accepted certainties and priorities. But it did more, challenging the relationship between spiritual and secular authority, perceptions of the supernatural, the interpretation of the past, the role of women in society and church, and clerical attitudes towards marriage and sex. Drawing on the most recent historiography, Helen L Parish locates the Protestant Reformation in its many cultural, social and political contexts. She assesses the Reformers' impact on art and architecture; on notions of authority, scripture and tradition; and - reflecting on the extent to which the printing press helped spread Reformation ideas - on oral, print and written culture.

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List of Maps and Illustrations
Acknowledgements
Timeline
Introduction: 500 Years

1. In the Power of God Alone? Martin Luther and the Theology of the Reformation
2. The Reformation and Dissemination of Ideas
3. The Reformation and the Image
4. The Reformation, Authority and Radicalism
5. The Reformation, Women and Marriage
6. The Reformation and the Supernatural
   Epilogue
   Further Reading
   Notes
   Index