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Sebastian Castellio, 1515-1563
Sebastian Castellio, linguist, humanist and religious reformer, is one of the most remarkable figures of the Reformation. Attracted by Calvin's reforms, Castellio moved to Geneva …
Baptism and Spiritual Kinship in Early Modern England
Despite the importance of the subject to contemporaries, this is the first monograph to look at the institution of godparenthood in early modern English society. Utilising a wealth …
The Curse of Ham in the Early Modern Era
For hundreds of years, the biblical story of the Curse of Ham was marshalled as a justification of serfdom, slavery and human bondage. According to the myth, having seen his father …
Humanism and Calvinism
Across early-modern Europe the confessional struggles of the Reformation touched virtually every aspect of civic life; and nowhere was this more apparent than in the universities, …
Living with Religious Diversity in Early-Modern Europe
Current scholarship continues to emphasise both the importance and the sheer diversity of religious beliefs within early modern societies. Furthermore, it continues to show that, …
Self-Defence and Religious Strife in Early Modern Europe
Recent research has begun to highlight the importance of German arguments about legitimate resistance and self-defence for French, English and Scottish Protestants. This book …
Infant Baptism in Reformation Geneva
This book examines the beliefs, practices and arguments surrounding the ritual of infant baptism and the raising of children in Geneva during the period of John Calvin's tenure as …
The Construction of Martyrdom in the English Catholic Community
Between the accession of King James I in 1603, and King James II in 1685, eighty-one English Catholics were put to death by the state for treason and fifteen others died in prison …
Reformation, Politics and Polemics
Drawing primarily from Suffolk sources, this book explores the development and place of Protestantism in early modern society, defined as much in terms of its practice in local …
The Front-Runner of the Catholic Reformation
Johann von Staupitz is generally acknowledged as one of the most important influences on Martin Luther, convincing him of the sin-remitting grace of God. It was this revelation …
The British Union
De Unione Insulae Britannicae (The British Union) is a unique seventeenth-century tract that urged the fusion of the Scottish and English kingdoms into a new British commonwealth …
Catholic Belief and Survival in Late Sixteenth-Century Vienna
Dr Georg Eder was an extraordinary figure who rose from humble origins to hold a number of high positions at Vienna University and the city's Habsburg court between 1552 and 1584. …