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The Confessionalization of Humanism in Reformation Germany New Edition
Author(s): Erika Rummel (Author)
- Publisher: Oxford University Press
- Publication Date: 17 Aug. 2000
- Edition: New
- Language: English
- Print length: 224 pages
- ISBN-10: 0195137124
- ISBN-13: 9780195137125
Book Description
A great deal has been written about the influence of humanism on the Reformation. The present study reverses the question, asking: how did the Reformation affect humanism? Although it is true that humanism influenced the course of the Reformation, says Erika Rummel, the dynamics of the relationship are better described by saying that humanism was co-opted, perhaps even exploited, in the religious debate. Both Reformers and Catholic reactionaries took from humanismwhat was useful for the advancement of their cause and suppressed what was unsuited to their purpose.
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"This volume will set the agenda for critical scholarly discussion of the relationship of confessionalization and humanism."--Religious Studies Review
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"This volume will set the agenda for critical scholarly discussion of the relationship of confessionalization and humanism."--Religious Studies Review
