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Brill U Schoningh Integration Und Konversion: Taufen Muslimischer
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Brill Schoningh Luther Für Nichtlutheraner
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Brill U Schoningh Perspektiven Der Ostkirchenkunde: Ausgewahlte
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Franz Steiner Verlag Wiesbaden GmbH Friedrich Myconius (1490-1546): Vom Franziskaner
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Franz Steiner Verlag Wiesbaden GmbH Friedrich Brecklings Wahrheitszeugen
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Vandenhoeck & Ruprecht Die Reformierten in Schlesien: Vom 16.
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Vandenhoeck & Ruprecht GmbH & Co KG Willem Adolph Visser t Hooft (1900-1985): Ökumene
Book SynopsisDie Idee der europäischen Einheit hat im protestantischen Denken keine lange Tradition. Über Jahrhunderte war der Protestantismus aufs engste mit der Staats- und Nationenwerdung in Europa verbunden gewesen, weshalb er lange Zeit für europäische Vielfalt und Disparatheit, nicht aber für eine wie auch immer geartete Einheit stand. Erst ab Ende der 1930er Jahre ist das Entstehen eines protestantischen Europadiskurses zu beobachten und zwar innerhalb der internationalen ökumenischen Bewegung. Dort, wo die Einheit der Kirchen über die nationalen Grenzen hinweg angestrebt wurde, ließ der drohende Krieg zwischen eben jenen Nationen ein europäisches Bewusstsein entstehen, und führende Vertreter der Ökumene begannen, sich in die allgemeine Diskussion über die Zukunft Europas einzuschalten. Von zentraler Bedeutung war dabei der niederländische Theologe Willem Adolph Visser t Hooft, der den ökumenischen Protestantismus im 20. Jahrhundert wie kein Zweiter prägte. In der vorliegenden Studie untersucht Jan Schubert, wie sich seine Wahrnehmung Europas als einer politischen, kulturellen und gesellschaftlichen Einheit von den 1920er bis zu den 1960er Jahren entwickelte. Dabei vollzieht die Studie nach, welche Personen, Gruppierungen sowie welche geistigen, ideellen und theologischen Strömungen ihn bei seiner Meinungsbildung bezüglich Europa beeinflusst haben. Auf diese Weise eröffnet sie einen exemplarischen Einblick in die Entstehungsphase des protestantischen Europadiskurses, der in der historischen Forschung bislang weitgehend vernachlässigt wurde.
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Vandenhoeck & Ruprecht GmbH & Co KG Exportgut Reformation: Ihr Transfer in
Book SynopsisErstmals europaweit werden Transferprozesse der Reformation über die »Grenzen« des deutschen Sprachraums in die Nachbarbevölkerungen dargestellt. Nach einem gesamteuropäischen Überblick behandeln die Einzelbeiträge international renommierter Forscher zunächst die Entwicklungen im 16. Jahrhundert in den Kontakträumen zu Nachbarn des deutschen Sprachgebiets. Dabei beschreibt der Band die Verhältnisse – ausgehend vom Ostseeraum – in einem über West-, Süd- und Osteuropa reichenden geographischen Rahmen. Der Sammelband zeichnet nach, welche Strategien und Maßnahmen politischer und theologischer Förderung in Kontaktzonen dazu führten, dass bei ethnisch und politisch differierenden Nachbarn trotz bestehender Unterschiede eine zum großen Teil nachhaltige Resonanz auf die Reformation möglich wurde. Die differierenden Ansätze zur Konfessionsbildung werden erkennbar. Im zweiten Hauptteil werden in parallelen Länderbeiträgen die Entwicklungen und Gegenwartssituation der geschichtlichen, aus der Reformation hervorgegangenen Kirchen in den ursprünglichen Transferzonen vorgestellt. Nach einer fast fünfhundertjährigen Geschichte zeigen Experten besonders zwischen Nord-, West- bzw. Osteuropa grundlegende Differenzen auf, die einerseits von Gegensätzen – zwischen der Ausprägung von Staatskirchen und extremer Diasporasituation – gekennzeichnet sind. Vitale protestantische Existenz in Kontakträumen und multiethnischen Begegnungszonen Europas gehört andererseits vor dem Hintergrund der Transferprozesse in der Reformationszeit auch heute zu den nachhaltig wirksamen Kennzeichen Europas.
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Vandenhoeck & Ruprecht GmbH & Co KG Das andere Christentum: Zur transkonfessionellen
Book SynopsisAs early as 1534 an Ethiopian monk traveled to Wittenberg to get in touch with Martin Luther and Philipp Melanchthon. The theological dialogue that resulted from this marked the beginning of a history of entanglement between Ethiopian Orthodox Christianity and European Protestantism. The present work for the first time reveals the history of the diverse interactions between these previously separately examined variants of Christianity in the period from the 16th to the early 20th century and thus makes a fundamental contribution to the history of global Christianity. Methodically, the work ties in with the approach of the histoire croisée and makes it fruitful for transdenominational church historiography. Thus, the book offers a new look at both African and European church history in modern times and shows an example of the way in which denominational and culturally divergent variants of Christianity were linked across continents.
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Vandenhoeck & Ruprecht GmbH & Co KG Der Osiandrische Streit (1550--1570)
Book SynopsisAndreas Osiander's teaching of Christ's indwelling in the Spirit as a form of justification for sinners was met with violent rejection by many leading Lutheran theologians of his time, who saw it as a devaluation of Jesus Christ's crucifixion. This volume of the edition series "Controversia et Confessio" documents the so-called Osianderic Controversy from 1551 on the basis of selected sources. Since Osiander's texts are already available in critical editions, the present edition concentrates primarily on the writings of the opponents, it contains, among other things, texts by Philipp Melanchthon, Matthias Flacius, Joachim Moerlin; but defenders of Osiander also have their say, such as Johannes Funck and Matthäus Vogel.
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Vandenhoeck & Ruprecht GmbH & Co KG Venice and the Radical Reformation: Italian
Book SynopsisThe Republic of Venice was the only Catholic territory in which an Anabaptist community formed in the 16th century. The history of Venetian Anabaptism, hitherto little known in Reformation Studies, is the focus of this book. Using a large quantity of archival material and rare printed sources Riccarda Suitner reconstructs the lives of the Republic's Anabaptists and the inquisitorial repression they suffered, and analyses the doctrinal specificities of the Radical Reformation in this area. This story represents a fundamental stage in the relations between German, central-European and Italian culture in the early modern period. Events in Venice are presented within a broader comparative framework, paying particular attention to the German states, Switzerland, the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth, Transylvania, Moravia, Tyrol, and the Kingdom of Naples. It will emerge that its Venetian history cannot be ignored if we are to gain a true understanding of the European Reformation.
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Vandenhoeck & Ruprecht Autoritat Und Autoritare Strukturen: Reflexionen
Book SynopsisDie Aufsatzsammlung zeigt vielfÃltige Einblicke in das PhÃnomen der AutoritÃt (vor allem) aus reformiert-theologischer Perspektive.
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V&r Academic Politische Vergangenheiten
Book SynopsisVon der âžNazikirche✠zur VergangenheitsbewÃltigung â Ãsterreichs Protestantismus im Nationalsozialismus und der Nachkriegszeit
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Vandenhoeck & Ruprecht GmbH & Co KG Lutherische Orthodoxie als historisches
Book SynopsisThe Lutheran "orthodoxy" asserts its firm place in the post-Reformation church and theological history. In contrast to Pietism and the Enlightenment, there was a historically comprehensible quantity called "Orthodoxy", which - so the assumption continues - embodied all that, against which Pietists and Enlightenmentists then stepped in their place in the best Reformation tradition and with increasing success. This antagonism and the underlying developmental teleologism are demonstrably due to the positional ties and theological-political concerns of historiographical drafts that are still effective today, such as those according to G. Arnold, for example, LT Spittler, GJ Planck, K. Hase, F. Chr. Baur, A. Tholuck and finally by E. Troeltsch. In view of this, the career of the relevant category is traced as a central idea, construction and counter-concept and analyzed by merging institutional-theoretical, theological-historical and conceptual-historical approaches in order to question its historical resilience and scientific linguistic suitability.
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Vandenhoeck & Ruprecht Klassische Gemeindegrundung - Ein
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Vandenhoeck & Ruprecht N.F.S. Grundtvig
Book SynopsisLiberale Basisarbeit und Volkshochschulbewegung in DÃnemark: Grundtvig â prÃgend fÃr die kulturelle Tradition und Gegenwart.
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Vandenhoeck & Ruprecht Liederkunde Zum Evangelischen Gesangbuch. Heft 20
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Vandenhoeck & Ruprecht Liederkunde Zum Evangelischen Gesangbuch. Heft 21
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Vandenhoeck & Ruprecht Liederkunde Zum Evangelischen Gesangbuch. Heft
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Vandenhoeck & Ruprecht GmbH & Co KG Liederkunde zum Evangelischen Gesangbuch. Heft
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Vandenhoeck & Ruprecht Liederkunde Zum Evangelischen Gesangbuch. Heft 24
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Vandenhoeck & Ruprecht GmbH & Co KG Liederkunde zum Evangelischen Gesangbuch: Heft 25
Book SynopsisDie Liederkunde bietet hymnologisch und theologisch fundierte Kommentare zu Text und Musik von verschiedenen Liedern aus dem Evangelischen Gesangbuch. In Heft 25 werden diese Lieder aus dem Evangelischen Gesangbuch kommentiert:EG 204 Herr Christ, dein bin ich eigenEG 217 Herr Jesu Christe, mein getreuer HirteEG 227 Dank sei dir, Vater, fÃ"r das ewge LebenEG 229 Kommt mit Gaben und LobgesangEG 245 Preis, Lob und Dank sei Gott dem HerrenEG 265 Nun singe Lob, du ChristenheitEG 296 Ich heb mein Augen sehnlich aufEG 298 Wenn der Herr einst die GefangnenEG 316/317 Lobe den Herren, den mächtigen König der EhrenEG 324 Ich singe dir mit Herz und MundEG 350 Christi Blut und GerechtigkeitEG 358 Es kennt der Herr sie SeinenEG 388 O Durchbrecher aller BandeEG 416 O Herr, mach mich zu einem Werkzeug deines FriedensEG 424 Deine Hände, groÃ
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Vandenhoeck & Ruprecht GmbH & Co KG From Movement to Inheritance: Hidden Assets from
Book SynopsisThis book does not only deal with the history, but also with the effects of the Reformation over the mentality, education and scientifical research among Hungarians during the last five centuries. The spirit of the Reformation has not only been a church-forming factor, but also a force of nation-building and salvation. This volume includes 17 studies of Hungarian Reformed theologians presented at a conference in November 2016. The main goal was to give an overview of the most recent research results in history and theology regarding Reformation and its effects over society and mentality among Hungarians. The contributors come from various Hungarian theological universities from the Carpathian basin, thus the book is an overview of their research topics and results. The City Cluj-Napoca was, became and remained an important center of the Reformation, as significant events took place in its surroundings as well. The Faculty of Reformed Theology of the Babeș-Bolyai University and the Protestant Theological Institute has always functioned in an environment, where the challenges of multi-confessionalism and multiethnicity are also present beside interdisciplinarity.
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Vandenhoeck & Ruprecht GmbH & Co KG Reformatio et memoria: Protestantische
Book SynopsisDie Erinnerung an die Reformation war für die protestantischen Konfessionen in der Frühen Neuzeit identitätsstiftend. Die Memoria war gleichsam der Erinnerungsbogen, der die lutherische, aber auch die reformierte Konfession mit ihren Anfängen verband. Sie konnte Landschaften, Architekturen, Kunstgegenstände, Medaillen, Münzen, Handschriften, Alte Drucke, Musik und vieles mehr umfassen. Wie die Räume und Strategien der Reformationserinnerung genauer aussahen, untersuchen die Aufsätze im vorliegenden Band. Durch ausgewiesene Wissenschaftlerinnen und Wissenschaftler werden unterschiedliche Ausdrucksformen der Erinnerung exemplarisch analysiert, kontextuell interpretiert und interdisziplinär profiliert. Hierdurch wird eine Neukonstruktion der Geschichte der reformatorischen Erinnerungskultur vom 16. bis ins 18. Jahrhundert möglich, die in den frühneuzeitlich-lutherischen Territorien der ernestinischen Herzöge besonders anschaulich wird.
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Vandenhoeck and Ruprecht Die Bekenntnisschriften Der
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Vandenhoeck & Ruprecht Pluralitat ALS Herausforderung: Die Leuenberger
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Vandenhoeck & Ruprecht GmbH & Co KG Reformation und Konfessionsbildung in Speyer: Von
Book SynopsisText in German. The book explores the question of when the process of the official introduction of the Reformation and the formation of Protestant denominations began in the imperial city of Speyer and how and via which paths and forms it took place. The study period covers the years 1538 to 1580. On the basis of an intensive evaluation of the available archival and printed sources, the study - correcting previous research - comes to completely new results. With the addition of an edition of the archival sources, the book sets standards in the field of research into the introduction of the Reformation.
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Vandenhoeck & Ruprecht GmbH & Co KG Religioser Wandel in Der Spataufklarung Am
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Vandenhoeck & Ruprecht GmbH & Co KG Volkskirche: Zur Geschichte eines evangelischen
Book SynopsisDie Arbeit liefert eine Begriffsgeschichte des wohl wichtigsten Identitätskonzepts für den deutschen Protestantismus im 20. Jahrhundert: die Volkskirche. Mit diesem Begriff nahmen die deutschen Protestanten Bestimmungen vor in ihrem Verhältnis zum jeweiligen Staat sowie zur sie umgebenden Gesellschaft. Zugleich bietet die Begriffsgeschichte tiefe Einblicke in die binnenkirchlichen Auseinandersetzungen über das "richtige" Verständnis vom Wesen der Kirche und ihrer Aufgaben. Der Untersuchungszeitraum nimmt seinen Anfang bei der deutschen Revolution von 1918/19 die in ihren Weichenstellungen von kaum zu überschätzender Bedeutung für den weiteren Verlauf der Untersuchung ist, die ihren Endpunkt in der anhebenden Kritik an den volkskirchlichen Strukturen um das Jahr 1960 hat. Nach der Gründung der beiden deutschen Staaten 1949 kann die Arbeit verdeutlichen, wie die unterschiedlichen historischen Rahmenbedingungen der Kirchen sich gerade auch an der Geschichte des Volkskirchenbegriffs ablesen lassen können. Die in der Arbeit untersuchten semantischen Entwicklungen führen zu einem vertieften Verständnis des historischen Orts des Protestantismus in der Geschichte Deutschlands im 20. Jahrhundert.
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V&r Academic The Protestant Ethic in Hungary
Book SynopsisThe Hungarian Calvinism of the 17th century shows its differences from the Weberian Protestant ethic ideal-type
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Vandenhoeck & Ruprecht GmbH & Co KG Philipp Melanchthon und seine Zeit
Book Synopsis2010 marks the 450th anniversary of the death of Philipp Melanchthon. Melanchthon was one of the first and foremost reformists. Unlike Luther, Zwingli and Calvin he lived through and was involved in the entire Reformation period, from the beginnings in 1517 with Luther's 95 theses to the end with the Peace of Augsburg in 1555. He also wrote the first textbook of Protestant theology, the most important of all Protestant confessions of faith, the Augsburg Confession, playing a major role in the subsequent development of Protestant schools and universities. He was an irenic, a believer in ecumenism and devoted to prayer.In this volume Martin H. Jung acquaints us with the heretofore wrongly relatively unfamiliar reformer. The author provides a fascinating and lively look at the life of Melanchthon, the events of his time and the role he played in them. This is more than just a biography: The entire history of the Protestant Reformation is laid out against the background of his life, with particular emphasis on the role Luther, Zwingli and Calvin played. Besides well-known themes such as humanism and the first textbook of Protestant theology penned by Melanchthon, the volume touches on less well-known and surprising new insights into Melanchthon's relationship with the Jews and Moslems. Further, new light is shed on Melanchthon's wife, Katharina Krapp.In addition, the author draws the line from the past to the present. 2010 is an anniversary year for Melanchthon, and 2017 marks the 500th anniversary of the Reformation itself. This volume is an excellent way to prepare for that event.
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Vandenhoeck & Ruprecht GmbH & Co KG Zwinglis Disputationen: Studien zur KirchengrÃ
Book SynopsisIn der FrÃ"hzeit der Reformation fanden an zahlreichen Orten kirchlich-politische Veranstaltungen statt, bei denen die Anhänger der neuen Lehre ihre Ãberzeugungen in der Form des Gesprächs, als "Disputationen", öffentlich verfochten und zur Debatte stellten. In der Regel wurden diese Veranstaltungen von den weltlichen Obrigkeiten, vor allem Stadtregierungen, einberufen und geleitet, sollten diesen im Widerstreit der Meinungen zur Wahrheitsfindung dienen und fÃ"hrten vielfach dazu, den Ãbertritt des betreffenden Ortes oder Landes zur Reformation zu legitimieren.Als "Erfinder" dieser Disputationen kann der Schweizer Reformator Ulrich Zwingli gelten, der erstmals im Januar 1523 in ZÃ"rich ein solches Projekt realisierte. In der Folge machte die Erfindung in ganz Deutschland und auch jenseits der Grenzen Schule. Sie gehört zu den wichtigsten MaÃnahmen, mit denen evangelische Kirchenbildung vorbereitet worden ist.Das Buch ist die Neuausgabe einer in den Jahren 1970, 1974 und 1999 in drei Teilen erschienenen Monografie, in der diese Veranstaltungen erstmals in ihrem Zusammenhang gesehen und dargestellt worden sind.
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Vandenhoeck & Ruprecht GmbH & Co KG Refo500 Academic Studies (R5AS)
Book SynopsisAndreas J. Beck presents the contributions of the international conference on "Melanchthon and the Reformed Tradition", which was organized by the Johannes a Lasco Library Emden in cooperation with the Evangelical Theological Faculty of Leuven and the European Melanchthon Academy Bretten in November 2010. These contributions, written by scholars from Germany, the Netherlands, Belgium, France, England, and Hungary, show that the influence of Philip Melanchthon on Reformed theology, spirituality and education can hardly be overestimated. This is not only true for Germany, but also for Switzerland, France, the Netherlands, and Hungary, where Melanchthon maintained a large network of scholars, educators, and church leaders. He was not only the "Teacher of Germany", but also the "Teacher of Europe".
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Vandenhoeck & Ruprecht GmbH & Co KG Refo500 Academic Studies (R5AS): Genese,
Book SynopsisSilvio Reichelts Arbeit untersucht den in Wittenberg gepflegten Umgang mit dem reformationsgeschichtlichen Erbe der Stadt unter den Bedingungen von fÃ"nf verschiedenen politischen Systemen. Die analytische Tiefenbohrung im "historisch langen Bogen" von 1883 bis 2011 zeigt, wie der Erlebnisraum Lutherstadt Wittenberg als historischer Raum des Wissens, politischer Raum der Ideologie und sakraler Raum des Glaubens Erinnerung leiten, kanalisieren und kodieren konnte. Deutlich wird dabei, dass historische Erinnerung die Vergangenheit nicht einfach rekonstruiert, sondern sich vielmehr als permanenter Ãberschreibungsprozess charakterisieren lässt. Bewohner und Besucher machen sich mittels Erinnerung ein "Bild" von der Vergangenheit, ein Prozess, der stets an den Raum gebunden ist. Deshalb ist die Geschichte der in Wittenberg betriebenen Reformationserinnerung nicht nur eine des Schutzes und der Erhaltung eines historischen Stadtraums, sondern sie ist auch eine Folge von räumlichen Operationen, die der Formierung eines gewÃ"nschten Vorstellungshorizonts dienten. Wittenberg war seit dem 19. Jahrhundert einem ständigen Formenwandel unterworfen, der sich zwischen den Polen Authentizitätsanspruch, Geschichtswert und Vergegenwärtigungszweck bewegt hat. Dieser Prozess war mit einer grundsätzlichen Bedeutungsverschiebung der Reformation verbunden: Während ihre sinnstiftende Bedeutung als religiöses Moment tendenziell schwand, nahm ihre erlebnisorientierte Wahrnehmung als beschauliches historisches Ambiente zu. Reichelts historischer RÃ"ckblick liefert wichtige Erkenntnisse fÃ"r die gegenwärtig praktizierte Reformationserinnerung. Dies gilt sowohl fÃ"r den Umgang mit den materiellen Zeugnissen der Vergangenheit als auch fÃ"r die Kommemoration im Fest und die Ausgestaltung des Luthertourismus.
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Vandenhoeck & Ruprecht GmbH & Co KG Refo500 Academic Studies (R5AS): Zacharias
Book SynopsisZacharias Ursinus is widely known as the main author of the Heidelberg Catechism (1563). In this thesis Wagner-Peterson analyses for the first time the late period of Zacharias Ursinus' theology on the basis of his lecture on Isaiah. The author focusses on the methodology, the hermeneutics and theology implicated in this lecture. The results are compared to 16th century commentaries and theological concepts. A comparative study of Ursinus' earlier writings illustrates a development of his theological concept. Wagner-Peterson thus offers important new insights into exegesis and theology in the period of confessionalism. The older Ursinus appears as a reformed theological teacher, whose intention was to school his students in a life of continuous study of scriptural doctrine. The study of and the obedience to biblical doctrine was essential for Ursinus as a school for living and dying according to God's providential will.
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Vandenhoeck & Ruprecht GmbH & Co KG Wort halten – gestern, heute, morgen: Festschrift
Book SynopsisThis volume has been published to commemorate the 850th anniversary of Loccum Abbey near Hanover. Members of the Abbey and befriended scholars investigate the foundation and the major stages in the history of the Abbey. With the Reformation the properous Cistercian abbey was converted into an evangelical monastery. The abbots gained extensive political influence and the Abbey ran a seminary for preachers. The volume includes studies on the foundation of the Abbey, on the medieaval veneration of the saints, on the introduction of the Reformation and its subsumption under the principality of Calenberg. It concludes with observations on the work of a preacher seminary and on the future training of theologians.
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Vandenhoeck & Ruprecht Charlotte Von Kirschbaum Und Elisabeth Freiling:
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Vandenhoeck & Ruprecht GmbH & Co KG Law and Religion: The Legal Teachings of the
Book SynopsisWim Decock collects contributions by internationally renowned experts in law, history and religion on the impact of the Reformations on law, jurisprudence and moral theology. The overall impression conveyed by the essays is that on the level of substantive doctrine (the legal teachings) there seems to be more continuity between Protestant and Catholic, or, for that matter, between medieval and early modern jurisprudence and theology than usually expected. As it is illustrated with regards to topics ranging from just war doctrine over business ethics to marriage law, at the very least there appears to have been an on-going conversation between jurists and theologians across the confessional divide. This does not prevent some contributions from highlighting that on the institutional level, for instance in university politics, radical tensions between Reformers and Counter-Reformers played a paramount role. This book also offers approaches to the relationship between Church(es) and State(s) in the early modern period and to the practical as well as doctrinal use of natural law in both Protestant and Catholic lands.
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Vandenhoeck & Ruprecht GmbH & Co KG Acta of the Synod of Dordt: (ADSND)
Book SynopsisVolume 1 includes the original Acta Authentica of the synod, here published for the first time. Following the Acta Authentica, the corresponding acts, as first published in the Acta Synodi Nationalis - Dordrechti Habitae (Leiden, 1620), are reprinted; these published Acta were a significantly revised version, for stylistic and political purposes, of the original Acta Authentica. Also included are the Acta Contracta, a topical summary of the Acta Authentica, and the minutes of the meetings of the state delegates, who represented the Dutch government at the synod; neither of these has been previously published. This volume begins with a general introduction to the Synod of Dordt and its context, an introduction to the Acta Authentica, the published Acta and Acta Contracta, and an introduction to the role of the state delegates and the minutes of their meetings.
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Vandenhoeck & Ruprecht GmbH & Co KG Underground Protestantism in Sixteenth Century
Book SynopsisFrances Luttikhuizen chronicles the arrival, reception, and suppression of Protestant thought in sixteenth century Spain-referred to at that time as 'Lutheranism'. It opens with several chapters describing the socio-political-religious context that prevailed in Spain at the beginning of the sixteenth century and the growing trend to use the vernacular for parts of the Mass, as well as for catechizing the populace. Special attention is given to the forerunners, that is, the early alumbrado-deixados, the role of Cardinal Cisneros, and the impact of Erasmus and Juan de Valdes, etc. The use of archival material provides new details regarding the historical framework and the spread of evangelical thought in sixteenth century Spain. These dispatches and trial records greatly enrich the main body of the work, which deals with the arrival and confiscation of evangelical literature, the attitude of Charles V and Philip II towards religious dissidents, and the severe persecution of the underground evangelical circles at Seville and Valladolid. Special attention is given to the many women involved in the movement. The recurrent mention of the discovery and confiscation of prohibited literature shows how books played an important role in the development of the movements. The final chapters focus on the exiles and their contributions, the persecution of foreigners, and the years up to the abolition of the Inquisition. The work concludes with the efforts made in the nineteenth century to rediscover the history of the persecuted sixteenth century Spanish Protestants and their writings.
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Vandenhoeck & Ruprecht Petrus Dathenus Und Der Heidelberger Katechismus:
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Vandenhoeck & Ruprecht GmbH & Co KG After Merit: John Calvin's Theology of Works and
Book SynopsisIn this study Charles Raith II fills a gap in Reformation-era scholarship by analysing Calvins teaching on works and reward in light of medieval theological developments surrounding the doctrine of merit. While significant analysis has been given to Calvins doctrine of justification, its relation to sanctification, the notion of union with Christ, and the role of participation, there is as yet no sustained analysis of how these teachings are shaped by the most hostile and pervasive of his polemics, namely, his confrontation with a merit-based framework for understanding Christian salvation. This volume, however, interprets Calvins own theological constructions as contextually determined by the reigning polemics of his day. In addition, previous scholarship on these topics has largely failed to properly contextualise Calvins own thought against the background of scholastic theological developments -- developments that Calvin both accepts and rejects in the formulation of his own theology. After Merit addresses these gaps by (1) analysing Calvins tracts, scriptural commentaries and Institutes to demonstrate Calvins unique distain for the doctrine of merit among the early Reformers and the pervasiveness of this polemic within his theological program; (2) reviewing the scholastic developments surrounding the doctrine of merit from the High to Late Middle Ages as background to Calvins thought; (3) highlighting Calvins principle problems with the doctrine of merit: the competitive-causal schema between divine and human causality, merit as a basis for justification, and good works as deserving of reward; and (4) unpacking Calvins theology of justification, sanctification, the worth of works, and the role of works in salvation as an alternative to the opponents doctrine of merit. The volume concludes by reflecting on the reception of Calvins theology of works and reward in later Reformed thought.
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Vandenhoeck & Ruprecht GmbH & Co KG Debated Issues in Sovereign Predestination Early
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Vandenhoeck & Ruprecht GmbH & Co KG From Zwingli to Amyraut: Exploring the Growth of
Book SynopsisHistorians and scholars of the Reformation's earliest century are invited to expand their understanding of that critical era by an examination of aspects of Reform which are lesser known than Luther and his activities. This volume widens and deepens and broadens our perceptions of "the Reformation" and reminds us that in fact what we have in the 16th and early 17th century are "Reformations". On the occasion of the 500th anniversary of the German monk and reformer Martin Luther posting his theses (October 31, 1517), the contributors of this volume invite us to expand our understanding of "the Reformation" by an examination of aspects of Reform which are lesser known than Luther to probe some less-explored corners of the Reformation. To be sure, Martin Luther himself receives attention in this volume. But the aim of this book is really to take the occasion provided by the increased attention paid to the Reformation during the year 2017 to explore other theologians, movements, and ideas. The expanding of the scholarly mind and opening up of new vistas often overshadowed by larger figures, like Luther, can only be good for the study of the Reformation and Early Modern era. This volume is intended for students of early modern Church history with a particular focus on the non-Lutheran aspects of that history.
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Vandenhoeck & Ruprecht Christoph Wittich (1625-1687): Reformierte
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Vandenhoeck & Ruprecht Kirchwerdung Im Zeichen Der Deutschen Teilung:
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Vandenhoeck & Ruprecht GmbH & Co KG Zwischen Verklärung und Verurteilung: Phasen der
Book SynopsisWhy did the Protestant culture of remembrance discover the clergyman Karl Friedrich Stellbrink, who was executed by the National Socialists, for itself only in the 1980s? Why are church leaders like the Bavarian regional bishop Hans Meiser, who have long been venerated as opponents of National Socialism, recently regarded as no longer worth remembering? And why has Elisabeth Schmitz's 1935 text, which described the "situation of German non-Aryans" with great clairvoyance and called on the Protestant Church to consistently stand up for the Jews, only recently enjoyed national and international attention in research and remembrance culture? The authors of this anthology address many other questions. The contributions show that the Protestant history of remembrance also has an active and functional relationship to its present and says far more about the power of current economic cycles in culture and politics than about the historical truth of what is remembered. Christian actors and groups actively pursued moral and political goals and formed their own identities through the memory of Christian resistance. It shows what committed promoters of remembrance can achieve when their goals are carried by cultural and political trends. Not least at the interface between personal commitment and zeitgeist it is decided why certain personalities, texts or places receive a place in the memory of Christian resistance, while others are forgotten or have to vacate their place in the culture of remembrance.
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