C. Scott Dixon

Gebundenes Buch

Protestants

A History from Wittenberg to Pennsylvania 1517-1740

Beschreibung

Protestants: A History from Wittenberg to Pennsylvania,1517-1740 presents a comprehensive thematic history of the riseand influence of the branches of Christianity that emerged out ofthe Protestant Reformation.

Represents the only English language single-volume survey ofthe rise of early modern Protestantism from its Lutheran beginningsin Germany to its spread to America
Offers a thematic approach to Protestantism by tracing itsdevelopment within the social, political, and cultural context ofearly modern Europe
Introduces innovative argument that the central dynamic ofProtestantism was not its struggle with Catholicism but its owninner dynamic
Breaks from traditional scholarship by arguing that the rise ofReformation Protestantism lasted at least two centuries
Unites Old World and New World Protestant histories

Autor

C. Scott Dixon is Senior Lecturer at Queen's University of Belfast, UK. He is the author of numerous books and articles on early modern religious history, including The Reformation and Rural Society (1996) and The Reformation in Germany (2002). Dixon has been the recipient of Alexander von Humboldt research fellowships in association with the Herzog August Bibliothek, Wolfenbüttel and the Freie Universität Berlin.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Wiley & Sons
• 1. Auflage
• Seitenzahl: 288
• Erscheinungstermin: 1. Oktober 2010
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 255mm x 182mm x 27mm
• Gewicht: 676g
• ISBN-13: 9781405150842
• ISBN-10: 140515084X
• Artikelnr.: 31187329

Rezensionen

"This is a remarkable work, for its striking originality, its powerful and independent-minded synthesis, its sensitivity to the primary and secondary material, its deployment of really gripping examples and case studies, and its conjoining of the European and North American Protestant experience...."--Mark Greengrass, University of Sheffield

"In this thoughtful and highly original book, Scott Dixon takes a thematic approach to the process of building the new Christian communities ... Scott Dixon has done an admirable job, given the constraints of space and the breadth of his coverage, in painting a broad-ranging and sophisticated picture of a complex and expansive movement." (EHR Oxford Journal Clippings, 6 June 2012) "Dixon's contribution lies, rather, in his fascinating and highly original thesis that the formative phase of Protestantism, as a creative social force, must be viewed as extending to the revivalist impulses of the 18th-century Great Awakening in the New World...Dixon's writing here is detailed, solid, and compelling. Summing Up: Highly recommended." (Choice, 1 May 2011)

"This is a remarkable work, for its striking originality, its powerful and independent-minded synthesis, its sensitivity to the primary and secondary material, its deployment of really gripping examples and case studies, and its conjoining of the European and North American Protestant experience...."--Mark Greengrass, University of Sheffield