Calvinist Churches in Early Modern Europe - Brossura

Spicer, Andrew

Brossura

ISBN 10: 0719054885 ISBN 13: 9780719054884

Casa editrice: Manchester Univ Pr, 2016

Riassunto

For ordinary people, the impact of the Reformation would have centred around local parish churches, rather than the theological debates of the Reformers. Focusing on the Calvinists, this volume explores how the architecture, appearance and arrangement of places of worship were transformed by new theology and religious practice.

Based on original research and site visits, this book charts the impact of the Reformed faith across Europe, concentrating in particular on France, the Netherlands and Scotland. While in some areas a Calvinist Reformation led to the adaptation of existing buildings, elsewhere it resulted in the construction of new places of worship to innovative new designs. Reformed places of worship also reflected local considerations, vested interests and civic aspirations, often employing the latest styles and forms of decoration, and here provide a lens through which to examine not only the impact of the Reformation at a local level but also the character of the different religious settlements across Europe during the late sixteenth and seventeenth centuries.

Su questo libro

L'autore:

Andrew Spicer is Professor of Early Modern European History at Oxford Brookes University

Su questa edizione

• Editore: Manchester Univ Pr
• Data di pubblicazione: 2016
• ISBN 10: 0719054885
• ISBN 13: 9780719054884
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero di pagine: 288