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Lay Theology in the Reformation

Popular Pamphleteers in Southwest Germany 1521-1525

by Paul A. Russell

  • Paperback
  • 304 pages
  • Publisher: Cambridge University Press
  • 15.5 x 22.8 x 1.9 cm

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From the viewpoint of eight common citizens, 'Lay Theology in the Reformation' investigates the arrival of the Protestant Reformation. These eight citizens were significantly disturbed by events of 1521-1525- enough to write treatises, letters, dialogues, and sermons, which were published. These documents should be considered testimony to the interest of laypeople in the affairs of the church, and their willingness to debate complicated theological training. Furthermore, the works are some of the the first documents of lay theology and piety. However, these writings are also propaganda: disappointed with the Catholic clergy and with secular authorities, the authors of these pamphlets were invited to prophesy, preach, and convert their readers/listeners lest Christ return soon to find his church unprepared. A new apostolate was arranged for laypeople, something the clergy had feared for centuries and something which civic authorities feared as a potential source of radical ideas.
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  • Author

    Paul A. Russell

  • Book Format

    Paperback

  • Publisher

    Cambridge University Press

  • Published

    June 2002

  • Weight

    450g

  • Page Count

    304

  • Dimensions

    15.5 x 22.8 x 1.9 cm

  • ISBN

    9780521520294

  • ISBN-10

    0521520290

  • Eden Code

    1192216

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