Description:When, in October 1517, Martin Luther pinned his Ninety-Five Theses to the door of All Saints Church in Wittenberg, he shattered the foundations of western Christendom. The Reformation of doctrine and practice that followed Luther s seismic action, and protest against the sale of indulgences, fragmented the Church and overturned previously accepted certainties and priorities. But it did more, challenging the relationship between spiritual and secular authority, perceptions of the supernatural, the interpretation of the past, the role of women in society and church, and clerical attitudes towards marriage and sex.Drawing on the most recent historiography, Helen L. Parish locates the Protestant Reformation in its many cultural, social, and political contexts. She assesses the Reformers impact on art and architecture; on notions of authority, scripture, and tradition; and reflecting on the extent to which the printing press helped spread Reformation ideas on oral, print, and written culture."We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with A Short History of the Reformation (I.B.Tauris Short Histories). To get started finding A Short History of the Reformation (I.B.Tauris Short Histories), you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed. Our library is the biggest of these that have literally hundreds of thousands of different products represented.
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A Short History of the Reformation (I.B.Tauris Short Histories)
Description: When, in October 1517, Martin Luther pinned his Ninety-Five Theses to the door of All Saints Church in Wittenberg, he shattered the foundations of western Christendom. The Reformation of doctrine and practice that followed Luther s seismic action, and protest against the sale of indulgences, fragmented the Church and overturned previously accepted certainties and priorities. But it did more, challenging the relationship between spiritual and secular authority, perceptions of the supernatural, the interpretation of the past, the role of women in society and church, and clerical attitudes towards marriage and sex.Drawing on the most recent historiography, Helen L. Parish locates the Protestant Reformation in its many cultural, social, and political contexts. She assesses the Reformers impact on art and architecture; on notions of authority, scripture, and tradition; and reflecting on the extent to which the printing press helped spread Reformation ideas on oral, print, and written culture."We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with A Short History of the Reformation (I.B.Tauris Short Histories). To get started finding A Short History of the Reformation (I.B.Tauris Short Histories), you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed. Our library is the biggest of these that have literally hundreds of thousands of different products represented.