Protestants
A History from Wittenberg to Pennsylvania 1517 - 1740
This is a comprehensive historiography of the rise, reception, and ongoing global influence of the branches of Christianity that emerged out of the Protestant Reformation. Offering more than a chronological recounting of events, renowned religious scholar C. Scott Dixon reveals the role of Protestantism as a creative force in history.
Protestants: A History from Wittenberg to Pennsylvania, 1517-1740 presents a comprehensive thematic history of the rise and influence of the branches of Christianity that emerged out of the Protestant Reformation. * Represents the only English language single-volume survey of the rise of early modern Protestantism from its Lutheran beginnings in Germany to its spread to America * Offers a thematic approach to Protestantism by tracing its development within the social, political, and cultural context of early modern Europe * Introduces innovative argument that the central dynamic of Protestantism was not its struggle with Catholicism but its own inner dynamic * Breaks from traditional scholarship by arguing that the rise of Reformation Protestantism lasted at least two centuries * Unites Old World and New World Protestant histories
| Autor: | Dixon C. Scott |
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| ISBN: | 9781405150842 |
| Sprache: | Englisch |
| Produktart: | Gebunden |
| Verlag: | Wiley |
| Veröffentlicht: | 01.10.2010 |
| Untertitel: | A History from Wittenberg to Pennsylvania 1517 - 1740 |
| Schlagworte: | Anthropologie Anthropology Early Modern History (1500-1780) Geschichte Geschichte der frühen Neuzeit (1500-1780) History Protestantismus Religion & Theology Religion, Issues & Current Affairs Religionsfragen u. aktuelle Probleme Religion u. Theologie Social & cultural anthropology Soziale u. kulturelle Anthropologie |
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