This volume brings together 29 new essays by leading international scholars, to provide an inclusive overview of recent work in Reformation history. The articles examine the Reformation in its broadest definition, presenting the Catholic Renewal as a continuum of the Protestant Reformation. The essays span the late fifteenth century to the middle of the eighteenth century and they focus on the workings of religious reform in all areas of Latin Christendom and beyond to include Eastern as well as Western Europe, Asia and the Americas.
Established topics are examined alongside new areas of study, incorporating the latest scholarship and conceptual debates to provide a wide-ranging survey of the state of contemporary Reformation historiography. The book will be the ideal reference for students and professional historians interested in understanding the current concerns and future direction of this field.
Table of contents:
Introduction: The Reformation and Its Worlds: R. Po-chia Hsia (Pennsylvania State University)
Part I: On the Eve of the Reformation:
1. Dissent and Heresy: Euan Cameron (Union Theological Seminary in New York City)
2. Society and Piety: Larissa Taylor. (Colby College)
Part II: The Reformation in the Holy Roman Empire:
3. Martin Luther and the German Nation: Robert Kolb (Concordia Seminary, Saint Louis)
4. The Peasants' War: Tom Scott (University of Liverpool)
5. Radical Religiosity in the German Reformation: Hans-Jürgen Goertz (University of Hamburg, Germany)
6. The Reformation in German-speaking Switzerland: Kaspar von Greyerz (University of Basel)
Part III: The European Reformation:
7. Calvin and Geneva: Robert M. Kingdon (University of Wisconsin-Madison)
8. Reform in the Low Countries: Joke Spaans (University of Amsterdam)
9. The Reformation in England to 1603: Christopher Haigh (University of Oxford)
10. The Religious Wars in France: Barbara B. Diefendorf (Boston University)
11. The Italian Reformation: Massimo Firpo (University of Turin)
12. The Reformation in Bohemia and Poland: James R. Palmitessa (Western Michigan State University)
13. Old and New Faith in Hungary and Transylvania: Istvßn György Tóth (Central European University, Budapest)
Part IV: Catholic Renewal and Confessional Struggles:
14. The Society of Jesus: John OMalley (Weston Jesuit School of Theology, Cambridge, MA)
15. Female Religious Orders: Amy E. Leonard (Georgetown University, Washington, DC)
16. The Inquisition: William Monter (Northwestern)
17. The Thirty Years War: Johannes Burkhardt (University of Augsburg, Germany)
18. Spain and Portugal: José Pedro Paiva (University of Coimbra)
19. Parish Communities, Civil War, and Religious Conflict in England: Dan Beaver (Pennsylvania State University)
Part V: Christian Europe and the World:
20. Religion and Church in Early Latin America: Kevin Terraciano (University of California, Los Angeles)
21. Compromise: India: Ines G. Zupanov. (Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique in Paris)
22. Promise: China: R. Po-chia Hsia (Pennsylvania State University)
23. A Mission Interrupted: Japan: Michael Cooper (retired, formerly of Sophia University, Tokyo)
Part VI: Structures of the Reformation World:
24. The New Parish: Bruce Gordon (University of St Andrews.)
25. Making Peace: Olivier Christin (University of Lyon-2)
26. Magic and Witchcraft: James A. Sharpe (University of York)
27. Martyrs and Saints: Brad S. Gregory (Stanford University)
28. Jews in a Divided Christendom: Miriam Bodiam (Pennsylvania State University)
29. Co-existence, Conflict, and the Practice of Toleration: Benjamin J. Kaplan (University College London)
Bibliography
Index
Established topics are examined alongside new areas of study, incorporating the latest scholarship and conceptual debates to provide a wide-ranging survey of the state of contemporary Reformation historiography. The book will be the ideal reference for students and professional historians interested in understanding the current concerns and future direction of this field.
Table of contents:
Introduction: The Reformation and Its Worlds: R. Po-chia Hsia (Pennsylvania State University)
Part I: On the Eve of the Reformation:
1. Dissent and Heresy: Euan Cameron (Union Theological Seminary in New York City)
2. Society and Piety: Larissa Taylor. (Colby College)
Part II: The Reformation in the Holy Roman Empire:
3. Martin Luther and the German Nation: Robert Kolb (Concordia Seminary, Saint Louis)
4. The Peasants' War: Tom Scott (University of Liverpool)
5. Radical Religiosity in the German Reformation: Hans-Jürgen Goertz (University of Hamburg, Germany)
6. The Reformation in German-speaking Switzerland: Kaspar von Greyerz (University of Basel)
Part III: The European Reformation:
7. Calvin and Geneva: Robert M. Kingdon (University of Wisconsin-Madison)
8. Reform in the Low Countries: Joke Spaans (University of Amsterdam)
9. The Reformation in England to 1603: Christopher Haigh (University of Oxford)
10. The Religious Wars in France: Barbara B. Diefendorf (Boston University)
11. The Italian Reformation: Massimo Firpo (University of Turin)
12. The Reformation in Bohemia and Poland: James R. Palmitessa (Western Michigan State University)
13. Old and New Faith in Hungary and Transylvania: Istvßn György Tóth (Central European University, Budapest)
Part IV: Catholic Renewal and Confessional Struggles:
14. The Society of Jesus: John OMalley (Weston Jesuit School of Theology, Cambridge, MA)
15. Female Religious Orders: Amy E. Leonard (Georgetown University, Washington, DC)
16. The Inquisition: William Monter (Northwestern)
17. The Thirty Years War: Johannes Burkhardt (University of Augsburg, Germany)
18. Spain and Portugal: José Pedro Paiva (University of Coimbra)
19. Parish Communities, Civil War, and Religious Conflict in England: Dan Beaver (Pennsylvania State University)
Part V: Christian Europe and the World:
20. Religion and Church in Early Latin America: Kevin Terraciano (University of California, Los Angeles)
21. Compromise: India: Ines G. Zupanov. (Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique in Paris)
22. Promise: China: R. Po-chia Hsia (Pennsylvania State University)
23. A Mission Interrupted: Japan: Michael Cooper (retired, formerly of Sophia University, Tokyo)
Part VI: Structures of the Reformation World:
24. The New Parish: Bruce Gordon (University of St Andrews.)
25. Making Peace: Olivier Christin (University of Lyon-2)
26. Magic and Witchcraft: James A. Sharpe (University of York)
27. Martyrs and Saints: Brad S. Gregory (Stanford University)
28. Jews in a Divided Christendom: Miriam Bodiam (Pennsylvania State University)
29. Co-existence, Conflict, and the Practice of Toleration: Benjamin J. Kaplan (University College London)
Bibliography
Index