The Catholic Reformation: Savonarola to St. Ignatius Loyola. - Softcover

Olin, John C.

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9780823214785: The Catholic Reformation: Savonarola to St. Ignatius Loyola.
Softcover
ISBN 10: 0823214788 ISBN 13: 9780823214785
Publisher: Fordham University Press, 1993

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This work contains fifteen key documents illustrative of reform in the Church in the period from 1495 to 1540, an age of great religious ferment and upheaval, which is marked historically by the crisis known as the Protestant Reformation. The documents collected in this work focus on the simultaneous struggle for renewal and reform within the Catholic Church. There was much amiss within the Church at the close of the Middle Ages. The Protestant Reformation threw into high relief the urgent need for religious reform. Involving basic questions of doctrine, practice, and authority, this severe trial put in jeopardy the very life of the existing Catholic Church.

The balanced selection of notable and representative source materials tells their story in a lively and dramatic way. This important work on a little-known aspect of a turbulent era is a valuable contribution to Reformation studies.

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John C. Olin was Professor Emeritus of History at Fordham University.

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Publisher
Fordham University Press
Publication date
1993
Language
English
ISBN 10 
0823214788
ISBN 13 
9780823214785
Binding
Paperback
Edition number
1
Number of pages
218
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