Handbook of European History 1400-1600: Late Middle Ages, Renaissance and Reformation, Volume 2 Visions, Programs, Outcomes

Volume 2 of this superb two-volume set looks largely at religious and ecclesiastical topics, leading up to and following the Reformation. Other topics include new patterns of Christian life, the Reformation as it applied to the family and the sexes, the witch panic, and confessional Europe. Frontmatter Editor's Preface (page ix) List of Abbreviations (page xi) List of Maps (page xiii) List of Tables (page xiv) Introduction: The Unsettling Settlements (page xv) Part 1. Visions of Reform (page xxv) 1. Ideas of Reformatio and Renoviatio from the Middle Ages to the Reformation (Gerald Strauss, page 1) 2. Visions of Order in the Canonists and Civilians (Constantin Fasolt, page 31) 3. Voices of Reform from Hus to Erasmus (Erika Rummel, page 61) 4. The Humanist Movement (Ronald G. Witt, page 93) Part 2. Programs for Change (page 127) 5. Luther's Reformation (Martin Brecht, page 129) 6. The Popular Reformation (Peter Blickle, page 161) 7. The Urban Reformation in the Holy Roman Empire (Berndt Hamm, page 193) 8. International Calvinism (Robert M. Kingdon, page 229) 9. The Radical Reformation (James M. Stayer, page 249) 10. The New Religious Orders, 1517-1648 (John Patrick Donnelly, page 283) 11. Catholic Reformation, Counterreformation and Papal Reform in the Sixteenth Century (Elisabeth G. Gleason, page 317) Part 3. Outcomes (page 347) 12. Settlements: The Holy Roman Empire (Thomas A. Brady, Jr., page 349) 13. Settlements: The Netherlands (J.J. Woltjer and M.E.H.N. Mout, page 385) 14. Settlements: France (Philip Benedict, page 417) 15. Settlements: The British Isles (W. Ian P. Hazlett, page 455) 16. Settlements: Spain's National Catholicism (Christian Hermann, page 491) 17. Settlements: Scandinavia (Michael F. Metcalf, page 523) 18. Reformation and Counterreformation in East Central Europe (Winfried Eberhard, page 551) 19. New Patterns of Christian Life (Hans-Christoph Rublack, page 585) 20. The Great Witch-Hunt (Brian P. Levack, page 607) 21. Confessional Europe (Heinz Schilling, page 641) Appendix 1: The Coinages of Renaissance Europe, ca. 1500 (John H. Munro, page 683) Appendix 2: European Rulers, 1400-1650 (page 691) Index of Persons (page 701) Index of Places (page 715) Preliminary Material /Thomas A. Brady , Heiko A. Oberman and James D. Tracy -- Ideas of Reformatio and Renovatio from the Middle Ages to the Reformation /Gerald Strauss -- Visions of Order in the Canonists and Civilians /Constantin Fasolt -- Voices of Reform from Hus to Erasmus /Erika Rummel -- The Humanist Movement /Ronald G. Witt -- Luther's Reformation /Martin Brecht -- The Popular Reformation /Peter Blickle -- The Urban Reformation in the Holy Roman Empire /Berndt Hamm -- International Calvinism /Robert M. Kingdon -- The Radical Reformation /James M. Stayer -- The New Religious Orders, 1517-1648 /S.J. John Patrick Donnelly -- Catholic Reformation, Counterreformation and Papal Reform in the Sixteenth Century /Elisabeth G. Gleason -- Settlements: The Holy Roman Empire /Thomas A. Brady -- Settlements: The Netherlands /J.J. Woltjer and M.E.H.N. Mout -- Settlements: France /Philip Benedict -- Settlements: The British Isles /W. Ian P. Hazlett -- Settlements: Spain's National Catholicism /Christian Hermann -- Scandinavia, 1397-1560 /Michael F. Metcalf -- Reformation and Counterreformation in East Central Europe /Winfried Eberhard -- New Patterns of Christian Life /Hans-Christoph Rublack -- The Great Witch-Hunt /Brian P. Levack -- Confessional Europe /Heinz Schilling -- The Coinages of Renaissance Europe, circa 1500 /Thomas A. Brady , Heiko A. Oberman and James D. Tracy -- European Rulers, 1400-1650 /Thomas A. Brady , Heiko A. Oberman and James D. Tracy -- Index of Persons /Thomas A. Brady , Heiko A. Oberman and James D. Tracy -- Index of Places /Thomas A. Brady , Heiko A. Oberman and James D. Tracy -- Religions of Europe circa 1580 /Thomas A. Brady , Heiko A. Oberman and James D. Tracy

the handbook Of European History 1400-1600 Brings Together The Best Scholarship Into An Array Of Topical Chapters That Present Current Knowledge And Thinking In Ways Useful To The Specialist And Accessible To Students And To The Educated Non-specialist. Forty-one Leading Scholars In This Field Of History Present The State Of Knowledge About The Grand Themes, Main Controversies And Fruitful Directions For Research Of European History In This Era. Volume 1 (structures And Assertions) Described The People, Lands, Religions And Political Structures Which Define The Setting For This Historical Period. Volume 2 (visions, Programs, Outcomes) Covers The Early Stages Of The Process By Which Newly Established Confessional Structures Began To Work Their Way Among The Populace.

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the Second Of Two Volumes Examining The Religious Conflicts In Europe During One Of The Most Eventful Periods. Surveying, Summarizing, And Juxtaposing The Various Historical Interpretations, The 21 Essays Cover Visions Of Reform, Programs For Change, And Outcomes In Most Countries Or Regions Of Europe. Planned Chapters On Gender Relations, Ashkenazic Jews, And A Few Other Topics Never Made It, But The Scope And Depth Of What Did Provides An Extraordinarily Useful Reference For Specialists And Non-specialists Alike. Illustrated Only By A Few Maps. Volume One Addresses Structures And Assertions. Annotation C. Book News, Inc., Portland, Or (booknews.com)

The Handbook of European History 1400-1600 brings together the best scholarship into an array of topical chapters that present current knowledge and thinking in ways useful to the specialist and accessible to students and to the educated non-specialist. Forty-one leading scholars in this field of history present the state of knowledge about the grand themes, main controversies and fruitful directions for research of European history in this era. Volume 1 (Structures and Assertions) describes the people, lands, religions and political structures which define the setting for this historical period. Volume 2 (Visions, Programs, Outcomes) covers the early stages of the process by which newly established confessional structures began to work their way among the populace.

The Handbook of European History 1400-1600 brings together the best scholarship into an array of topical chapters that present current knowledge and thinking in ways useful to the specialist and accessible to students and to the educated non-specialist. Forty-one leading scholars in this field of history present the state of knowledge about the grand themes, main controversies and fruitful directions for research of European history in this era. Volume 1 (Structures and Assertions) describes the people, lands, religions and political structures which define the setting for this historical period. Volume 2 (Visions, Programs, Outcomes) covers the early stages of the process by which newly established confessional structures began to work their way among the populace. - Publisher This two-volume set presents current knowledge and thinking on European history from 1400 to 1600: in the late Middle Ages, Renaissance and Reformation. Volume one considers structures and assertions while volume two covers visions, programmes and outcomes.