‘Church’ at the Time of the Reformation

Invisible Community, Visible Parish, Confession, Building …?

480 Seiten, Hardcover

Kurzbeschreibung des Verlags

The present volume aims at a clarification and a discussion of the church in the 16th century: What did the reformers think about the essence and origin of the holy, apostolic and Catholic church? What was seen as the aim of it, its task and mission? Can human beings see the true church or not? Does it have one existence in this world and another in the world to come? Furthermore, the concept of church is indissolubly connected to the theological concepts of sin, faith, justification, sanctification, and salvation, and the study of the church also involves reflection upon the nature and scope of the sacraments, the role of the clergy, the aim of church-buildings, the significance of church properties and upon the constituent parts of the mass/church service. Finally, and not least, it is important to investigate the role of the church in the societies of the 16th century, such as the impact of the ruling powers upon them, their significance for education and social cohesion, and the cultural significance of migrating believers, on the run within and beyond the borders of Europe. Together with theological, philosophical and art-historical questions, these issues are considered in order to create a much fuller picture of the church at the time of the Reformation.

• Reihe: Refo500 Academic Studies (R5AS)
• ISBN: 9783525570999
• Sprache: Englisch
• Erscheinungsdatum: 07.06.2021
• Genre: Religion, Theologie/Christentum
• Verlag: Vandenhoeck & Ruprecht
• Mitherausgegeben von: Christopher B. Brown
• Herausgegeben von: Anna Vind
• Mitherausgegeben von: Jon Balserak, Frank Ewerszumrode, Linda S. Gottschalk, Dorothea Wendebourg, Charlotte Methuen, Florian Wöller, Violet Soen, Sibylla Goegebuer, Joanna Kazmierczak, Konrad Küster, Maria Lucia Weigel, Ariane Albisser, Peter Opitz, Frank Ewerszumrode, Csilla Gábor, Gábor Ittzés, Jeannette Kreijkes, Marta Quatrale, Herman A. Speelman, Linda Stuckrath Gottschalk, Maciej Szumowski, Tabita Landová, Pierrick Hildebrand, Michelle C. Sanchez, Ulrich A. Wien, Peter Walter, Jan Červenka, Geneviève Gross, Herman J. Selderhuis, Günter Frank, Bruce Gordon, Barbara Mahlmann-Bauer, Tarald Rasmussen, Violet Soen, Zsombor Tóth, Günther Wassilowsky, Siegrid Westphal