{"product_id":"were-we-ever-protestants-essays-in-honour-of-tarald-rasmussen-9783110598285","title":"Were We Ever Protestants?: Essays in Honour of Tarald Rasmussen","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e This anthology discusses different aspects of Protestantism, past and present. \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e Professor Tarald Rasmussen has written both on medieval and modern theologians, but his primary interest has remained the reformation and 16th century church history. In stead of a traditional «Festschrift» honouring the different fields of research he has contributed to, this will be a focused anthology treating a specific theme related to Rasmussen’s research profile. \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e One of Professor Rasmussen's most recent publications, a little popularized book in Norwegian titled «What is Protestantism?», reveals a central aspect research interest, namely the Weberian interest for Protestantism’s cultural significance. Despite difficulties, he finds the concept useful as a Weberian «Idealtypus» enabling research on a phenomenon combining theological, historical and sociological dimensions. Thus he employs the Protestantism as an integrative concept to trace the makeup of today’s secular societies. \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e This profiled approach is a point of departure for this anthology discussing important aspects of historiography in reformation history: Continuity and breaks surrounding the reformation, contemporary significance of reformation history research, traces of the reformation in today’s society. \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e The book relates to current discussions on Protestantism and is relevant to everyone who want to keep up to date with the latest research in the field.\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"De Gruyter","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53516581699927,"sku":"9783110598285","price":90.25,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/were-we-ever-protestants-essays-in-honour-of-tarald-rasmussen-9783110598285","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}