Tolerance and Intolerance in the European Reformation
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Author Description
This volume of essays offers a new interpretation of the role of tolerance and intolerance in the European Reformation. It questions the traditional view, which has claimed a progressive development towards greater religious toleration from the beginning of the sixteenth century to the end of the seventeenth. Instead, it places incidents of religious tolerance and intolerance in their specific social and political context. Fifteen leading scholars present a comprehensive examination of this subject in all the regions of Europe which were directly affected by the Reformation in the crucial period between 1500, when northern humanism had begun to make an impact, and 1648, the end of the Thirty Years War. In this way, Tolerance and Intolerance in the European Reformation provides a dramatically different view of how religious toleration and conflict developed in early modern Europe.
Menrva's Summary
THE THESIS
This volume challenges the conventional narrative of a linear progression toward religious tolerance during the European Reformation. It argues that incidents of religious tolerance and intolerance must be understood within their specific social and political contexts, rather than viewed as part of an inevitable historical march. Fifteen leading scholars contribute to this comprehensive examination, covering all European regions impacted by the Reformation from 1500 to 1648.
THE SCOPE MAP
- A re-evaluation of the traditional view of progressive religious toleration from the 16th to 17th centuries.
- Analysis of religious tolerance and intolerance within their specific social and political contexts.
- Contributions from fifteen leading scholars in the field.
- Comprehensive coverage of all European regions affected by the Reformation.
- Examination of the crucial period between 1500 (impact of northern humanism) and 1648 (end of the Thirty Years War).
- A dramatically different perspective on the development of religious toleration and conflict in early modern Europe.
THE AUTHORITY PERSPECTIVE
This collection of essays offers a significant reinterpretation of religious tolerance and intolerance during the European Reformation. By contextualizing incidents within specific social and political frameworks, it moves away from a teleological view of increasing tolerance. The work provides a comprehensive overview of the period, drawing on the expertise of fifteen scholars to present a nuanced and revised understanding of religious conflict and coexistence in early modern Europe.
Page Count:
294
Publication Date:
1996-01-01
ISBN-10:
0521496942
Non-Fiction
History
Religious History
Reformation Studies
European History
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