Christman, R: Doctrinal Controversy and Lay Religiosity in L

Robert J. Christman

ISBN 10: 9004215654 / ISBN 13: 9789004215658

Published by Brill Okt 2011, 2011

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Neuware - Using evidence generated by the Flacian controversy over original sin as it transpired in the German territory of Mansfeld, this study demonstrates that by the late sixteenth century, much of the laity there had developed a complex understanding of Lutheran doctrine.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Christman, R: Doctrinal Controversy and Lay Religiosity in L
• Publisher: Brill Okt 2011
• Publication Date: 2011
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 9004215654
• ISBN 13: 9789004215658
• Binding: Buch
• Condition: Neu
• Dimensions: 246W x 165H x 23D millimeters 246 millimeters width by 165 millimeters height by 23 millimeters depth
• Weight: 658 grams

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Synopsis

In recent years, historians have questioned the notion that belief was central to the Reformation’s success, arguing rather for a variety of social, political, economic, and psychological forces. This study examines one of the intra-Lutheran doctrinal debates, the Flacian controversy over original sin, as means to analyze lay religiosity in the late Reformation. It focuses on the German territory of Mansfeld, where the conflict had miners brawling in the streets, and where a wealth of sources from the laity have survived. This extraordinary evidence demonstrates that although diverse forces were at work, by the late sixteenth century many commoners had developed a complex understanding of Lutheran doctrines, and these beliefs had become informing factors in the laity’s lives.

About the Author

Robert J. Christman, Ph.D. (2004) in early modern history, University of Arizona, is an Assistant Professor of History at Luther College in Decorah, Iowa. He has published a variety of articles on the impact of the Reformation in early modern Germany.