1st Edition
The Dynamics of the Early Reformation in their Reformed Augustinian Context
By Robert Christman
Copyright 2020
256 Pages
by
Routledge
256 Pages
by
Routledge
256 Pages
by
Routledge
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On 1 July 1523, Johann van den Esschen and Hendrik Voes, two Augustinian friars from Antwerp, were burned on the Grand Plaza in Brussels, thereby becoming the first victims of the Reformation. Despite being well-known, the event barely registers in most Reformation histories. By tracing its origins and examining the impact of the executions on Martin Luther, on the Reformed Augustinian world, and... Read more
Acknowledgements, Chapter 1: Introduction: The Reformed Augustinians of Lower Germany Chapter 2: The German Reformed Congregation and its Province of Lower Germany Chapter 3: The Antwerp Cloister Chapter 4: The Authorities Respond: Pope and Emperor Seize the Initiative Chapter 5: Wittenberg's Influence on the Events in Lower Germany Chapter 6: Reformation Ideas in the Low Countries Chapter 7: Summer is at the door: The Impact of the Executions on Martin Luther Chapter 8: The Impact of the Executions in the Low Countries Chapter 9: The Impact of the Executions in the German-Speaking Lands of the Holy Roman Empire Chapter 10: The Marian Dimension Chapter 11: The Reformed Augustinians of Lower Germany and the Dynamics of the Early Reformation, Bibliography, Index.
Biography
Robert J. Christman is Professor of History at Luther College in Decorah, Iowa, USA. His publications include Doctrinal Controversy and Lay Religiosity in Late Reformation Germany: The Case of Mansfeld (2012) and numerous articles. His research focuses on the Reformation in the German speaking lands and in the Low Countries.
The book is well-researched and well-argued, and Christman resists the temptation to overinterpret sometimes limited evidence while constructing a compelling picture overall. The book contributes to scholars' understanding of the concrete processes through which the early Reformation succeeded or was stifled.Vincent Evener, United Lutheran Seminary, Lutheran Quarterly, Volume 35, Number 2, Summer 2021
