Die Reformation gilt als Zäsur, mit der das Mittelalter endet. Volker Leppin zeigt demgegenüber, dass der junge Luther einer von vielen mystischen Schriftstellern war, und führt uns eine Reformation vor Augen, die viel mittelalterlicher und fremder ist, als es die Meistererzählu…
Recreating lay people's experience of the religion of the pre-Reformation church, this text argues that late-medieval Catholicism was neither decadent nor decayed, but was a strong & vigorous tradition, & that the Reformation represented a violent rupture from a popular & thorou…
In this study Natasha Constantinidou considers the views the scholars Pierre Charron (1541-1603), Justus Lipsius (1547-1606), Paolo Sarpi (1552-1623) and King James VI and I (1566-1625) articulated in response to the religious ruptures of their time. Though rarely juxtaposed, al…
A concise, critical study of Martin Luther and his impact on the modern world. The book is extensively based on the writings of Martin Luther and draws connections between Luther's life and teachings and the contemporary world.
Martin Luther and the German Reformation is a concise, critical study of Martin Luther and his impact on the modern world. The book traces Luther's career from his humble origins to his conflicts with the pope and the emperor to his initiating the split between Protestants and C…
A study of Martin Luther and his impact on the modern world. The book is based on the writings of Martin Luther and draws connections between Luther's life and teachings and the contemporary world.
