The Biography Of Distinguished Reformers

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Excerpt from The Biography of Distinguished Reformers, Vol. 3: And History of the Reformation Is now publishing under the direction of the "Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge, Piety, and Charity," a series of books with the above title. Each volume will be complete of itself, and all of uniform size and binding, and afforded at a low price. The following are already published, and may be had separately or together. Vol. I. - The Nature and Design of a Christian Church. By the late Rev. Joseph Lathrop, D. D., of West Springfield, Mass. Fourth Edition. With Remarks on the Lord's Supper, by another hand. Vol. II. - Devotional Exercises, Prayers, and Hymns, more particularly designed for the use of Communicants, with a short Introduction on the Origin, Nature, and Obligation of the Lord's Supper. Vol. III. - The Biography of Distinguished Reformers, and History of the Reformation in the Sixteenth Century. From Rees's Cyclopedia. N. B. For the convenience of those who may not wish every volume of the series, a few copies of each will be bound without the first title-page, viz.: Christian Monitor. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

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When writing the "History of the Reformation in the Sixteenth Century", author's intention was not to write the history of a religion, but that of one of the greatest revolutions which had taken place among men. Therefore, this is the history of that mighty impulse which was given to the world five centuries ago and the influence of which is still everywhere perceived. The history of the Reformation is different from the history of Protestantism. The history of Protestantism might interest none but Protestants; the history of the Reformation is for all Christians or rather all men.

Perhaps no period in Christian history experienced such vast religious tumult and rapid social change as the European Reformation, when it quickly became apparent that social and political issues--finding deep resonance with the common people--were deeply entwined with religious ones raised by the Reformers. Led by eminent Reformation historian Peter Matheson, ten distinguished social historians trace the myriad and profound ways in which Europe's several Reformations played out in the lives of common folk: in their personal spirituality and corporate worship; catechesis and discipline; sexuality and gender roles; mores surrounding marriage, birth, and baptism, aging and death; relations with Jews and Muslims; lay theologies; as well as the utopian and even revolutionary ventures they spawned.