{"product_id":"a-companion-to-the-reformation-in-geneva-9789004371576","title":"A Companion to the Reformation in Geneva","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA Companion to the Reformation in Geneva describes the course of the Protestant Reformation in the city of Geneva from the sixteenth to the eighteenth centuries. It explores the beginnings of reform in the city, the struggles the reformers encountered when seeking to teach, minister to, educate, and discipline the inhabitants of Geneva, and the methods employed to overcome these obstacles. It examines Geneva’s relations with nearby cities and how Geneva handled the influx of immigrants from France. The volume focuses on the most significant aspects of life in the city, examines major theological and liturgical subjects associated with the Genevan Reformation, and describes the political, social, and cultural consequences of the Reformation for Geneva.    Contributors include: Jon Balserak, Sara Beam, Erik de Boer, Michael Bruening, Mathieu Caesar, Jill Fehleison, Emanuele Fiume, Hervé Genton, Anja Silvia Goeing, Christian Grosse, Scott Manetsch, Elsie McKee, Graeme Murdock, William G. Naphy, Peter Opitz, Jennifer Powell McNutt, Jameson Tucker, Theodore G. Van Raalte, and Jeffrey R. Watt.       “This volume is a scholarly and very accessible introduction to the Genevan Reformation that covers history, religious developments, and impact, balancing the perspectives of both historians and theologians. The contributors present an extraordinarily well-rounded view of Geneva during the Reformation. It will be a tremendous aid to scholarship and the book that the next generation of scholars will use both as a handy reference and as the starting point for future work.”     Amy Nelson Burnett, University of Nebraska-Lincoln\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“I commend this exceptional tome to your attention. If the Reformation is a field which interests you, then you will need to read it so as to be on the cutting edge of the discussions in the field. Wherever your interests lead you, let them lead you here, to this book. Even if it’s a bit of a detour, it is a worthy use of your time [...]Seriously. Read this book.”   Jim West, Ming Hua Theological College \/ Charles Sturt University, in Zwinglius Redivivus      “This volume is a scholarly and very accessible introduction to the Genevan Reformation that covers history, religious developments, and impact, balancing the perspectives of both historians and theologians. The contributors present an extraordinarily well-rounded view of Geneva during the Reformation. It will be a tremendous aid to scholarship and the book that the next generation of scholars will use both as a handy reference and as the starting point for future work.” - Amy Nelson Burnett, University of Nebraska-Lincoln\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePreface  Abbreviations  List of Illustrations  Notes on Contributors    Introduction    Jon Balserak    PART 1  Reforming Geneva    1 Government and Political Life During an Age of Transition (1451–1603)    Mathieu Caesar    2 Apostle of the Alps   Guillaume Farel and the Reforming of Geneva    Theodore G. Van Raalte    3 A Long-Suffering Ministry   Calvin and the Continual Crises of Geneva, ca. 1535–1560    William G. Naphy    4 Théodore de Bèze and Geneva    Hervé Genton    5 The Pays de Vaud   First Frontier of the Genevan Reformation    Michael Bruening    6 The Genevan Churches and the Western Church    Jon Balserak    PART 2  Ministry    7 “Docere et movere”   Preaching, Sacrament, and Prayer in the Reformed Liturgical System of 16th-Century Geneva    Christian Grosse    8 Pastors and Ministry in Reformed Geneva    Scott M. Manetsch    9 Expounding the Scriptures   The Sermons, Lectures, and congrégations    Erik A. de Boer    10 Religious Life in Rural Geneva    Graeme Murdock    11 ‘Where today are the widows who have this honorable office?’   Calvin, the Diaconate, and Women    Elsie Anne McKee    PART 3  Education, Discipline, and Control    12 The Genevan Academy   Scrutinizing European Connections in the Time of Theodore Beza    Anja-Silvia Goeing    13 The Consistory of Geneva    Jeffrey R. Watt    14 Torture and Punishment in Reformation Geneva    Sara Beam    PART 4  Relationships and Developments    15 Geneva, Zurich, and the Swiss Reformed Churches    Peter Opitz    16 Geneva, the Italian Refuge, and Contact with Italy    Emanuele Fiume    17 Geneva, Its Printing Industry, and Book Trade    Jameson Tucker    18 Bishop in Exile   Francis de Sales, Annecy, and Reformation    Jill Fehleison    19 Reform under Siege   The Resilience of Geneva’s 17th-and 18th-Century Church    Jennifer Powell McNutt    Selected Bibliography  Index","brand":"Brill","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53210754056535,"sku":"9789004371576","price":188.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/a-companion-to-the-reformation-in-geneva-9789004371576","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}