1st Edition
A Humanist on the Frontier The Life Story of a Sixteenth-Century Central European Pastor
By Marcell Sebők
Copyright 2021
268 Pages
by
Routledge
268 Pages
by
Routledge
268 Pages
by
Routledge
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A Humanist on the Frontier explores the remarkable life of Sebastian Ambrosius, a sixteenth-century Lutheran minister and intellectual from Késmárk (now Kežmarok) in present-day Slovakia, formerly on the borderland of the Kingdom of Hungary.
Through an examination of Ambrosius’ publications and correspondence, this book throws new light on the dynamics of urban communities in Upper Hungary,... Read more
Introduction
1. To Be Young, Gifted, and Motivated
2. Confessio Scepusiana, Confessio Ambrosiana
3. Controversy and the Art of Persuasion
4. The Practice of Humanism in the Republic of Letters
Conclusion
Biography
Marcell Sebők teaches early modern history and cultural heritage at the Central European University, Budapest-Vienna.
