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Catholic Reform in the Age of Luther
Duke George of Saxony and the Church, 1488-1525
Series: - Studies in Medieval and Reformation Traditions, Volume: 209
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In his portrait of Duke George of Saxony (1471â1539) Christoph Volkmar offers a fresh perspective on the early Reformation in Germany. Long before the Council of Trent, this book traces the origins of Catholic Reform to the very neighborhood of Wittenberg. The Dresden duke, cousin of Frederick the Wise, was one of Luther's most prominent opponents. Not only did he fight the Reformation, he also promoted ideas for renewal of the church. Based on thousands of archival records, many of them considered for the first time, Christoph Volkmar is mapping the church politics of a German prince who used the power of the territorial state to boost Catholic Reform, marking a third way apart from both Luther and Trent.
This book was orginally published in German as Reform statt Reformation. Die Kirchenpolitik Herzog Georgs von Sachsen, 1488-1525.
This book was orginally published in German as Reform statt Reformation. Die Kirchenpolitik Herzog Georgs von Sachsen, 1488-1525.
Christoph Volkmar, Ph.D. (2007), is Director of Magdeburg City Archives and lecturer (Privatdozent) at the University of Leipzig. He is author of Die Heiligenerhebung Bennos von MeiÃen (Aschendorff, 2002) and Jörgs Junker. Landadel und Reformation im Mittelelberaum (forthcoming).
âThis book is a milestone in early modern studies. [â¦] superior book, a combination of good writing and translation, easily digestible themes, and effective interpretation of archival, primary, and secondary evidence.â - Andrew A. Chibi, in: Sixteenth Century Journal 49:4 (Winter 2018), pp. 1163-1165
Preface to the English Edition
Preface to the German Edition
1 A Critical Survey of Scholarship
2 George of Saxonyâs Church Politics from a New Perspective
3 Church Politics of German Princes in the Late Medieval Empire
4 The Wettin Tradition of Reform
5 George of Saxony (1471â1539) as a Reformer of the Church
6 Papacy and Council
7 The Empire
8 Bishops and Cathedral Chapters
9 The Ecclesiastical Court System
10 The Regular Clergy
11 The Lower Clergy
12 The Laity
13 Printing and the Public before Luther
14 Summary and Discussion
15 George of Saxony and Martin Luther: A New Look at an Old Enmity
16 âThe Damned Lutheran Sectâ
17 Church Politics against the Reformation in the Empire (1522â1525)
18 Outlawing the Reformation
19 Territorial Politics against Evangelical Pastors
20 Territorial Politics against Evangelical Monks
21 Territorial Politics against Evangelical Subjects
22 Preaching
23 Printing
24 Reform Instead of Reformation
25 Church Politics against the Reformation: Successes, Limits, Perspectives
Conclusion
Bibliography
Index
Preface to the German Edition
Introduction
1 A Critical Survey of Scholarship
2 George of Saxonyâs Church Politics from a New Perspective
Church Governance and Catholic Reform before the Reformation (1488âca. 1521)
3 Church Politics of German Princes in the Late Medieval Empire
4 The Wettin Tradition of Reform
5 George of Saxony (1471â1539) as a Reformer of the Church
6 Papacy and Council
7 The Empire
8 Bishops and Cathedral Chapters
9 The Ecclesiastical Court System
10 The Regular Clergy
11 The Lower Clergy
12 The Laity
13 Printing and the Public before Luther
14 Summary and Discussion
The Clash with the Early Reformation (1517â1525)
15 George of Saxony and Martin Luther: A New Look at an Old Enmity
16 âThe Damned Lutheran Sectâ
17 Church Politics against the Reformation in the Empire (1522â1525)
18 Outlawing the Reformation
19 Territorial Politics against Evangelical Pastors
20 Territorial Politics against Evangelical Monks
21 Territorial Politics against Evangelical Subjects
22 Preaching
23 Printing
24 Reform Instead of Reformation
25 Church Politics against the Reformation: Successes, Limits, Perspectives
Conclusion
Bibliography
Index
All interested in late medieval church reform, state-building in German territories, the early Reformation and especially in opposition to Martin Luther.