TheCambridgeHistoryofReformationEraTheologyexploresthekeydevelopmentsinbothProtestantandCatholictheologyca.1475-1650.Exploringthevarioussettingsandschoolsinwhichtheologywasformulatedandtaught,andthesocialbackgroundsofitsexponents--includingwomenandnon-university-trainedmen,aswellaswritersbothinandoutsideEurope--itestablisheshowthemajordenominationstooktheirpositionsandparticipatedinabroaderdiscourse.Thevolumeexaminesspecifictheologicalthemesfromdifferentdenominationalperspectives,demonstratinghowtheologyaffectedthelivesofbelieversviapastoraltheology,canonlaw,andspirituality,andhowtheologicalideaswerelinkedtopolitics,warfare,science,andthearts.Writtenbyaninternationalteamofleadingscholarsinthefield,thisHistoryexpandstherangeoftheologicaldiscoursebyintroducingnewtopicsandspokespersons,aswellasglobalandecumenicalperspectives.Itwillremainthedefinitiveplacetobeginanyfurtherstudyoftheologyduringthisperiodforyearstocome.
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