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The Church in the Early Modern Age
C. Scott Dixon
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Description for The Church in the Early Modern Age
Hardback. Series: I.B Tauris History of the Christian Church. Num Pages: 288 pages, 1 map. BIC Classification: HRCC2. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. .
The years 1450-1650 were a momentous period for the development of Christianity. They witnessed the age of Reformation and Counter-Reformation: perhaps the most important era for the shaping of the faith since its foundation. C Scott Dixon explores how the ideas that went into the making of early modern Christianity re-oriented the Church to such an extent that they gave rise to new versions of the religion. He shows how the varieties and ambivalences of late medieval theology were now replaced by dogmatic certainties, where the institutions of Christian churches became more effective and 'modern', staffed by well-trained clergy. Tracing ... Read more
The years 1450-1650 were a momentous period for the development of Christianity. They witnessed the age of Reformation and Counter-Reformation: perhaps the most important era for the shaping of the faith since its foundation. C Scott Dixon explores how the ideas that went into the making of early modern Christianity re-oriented the Church to such an extent that they gave rise to new versions of the religion. He shows how the varieties and ambivalences of late medieval theology were now replaced by dogmatic certainties, where the institutions of Christian churches became more effective and 'modern', staffed by well-trained clergy. Tracing ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Series
I.B Tauris History of the Christian Church
Condition
New
Number of Pages
272
Place of Publication
, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781845114398
SKU
V9781845114398
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About C. Scott Dixon
C Scott Dixon is Senior Lecturer in History at Queen s University, Belfast. His previous books include The Reformation and Rural Society; The Reformation in Germany (with R W Scribner); Protestants: A History from Wittenburg to Pennsylvania, 1517-1740; and Contesting the Reformation."
Reviews for The Church in the Early Modern Age
C. Scott Dixon delivers a timely, engaging account of the individuals, energies, conflicts, and forces that brought about arguably the greatest upheaval in the Christian churches since the age of Constantine.
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