Prince, People, and Confession: The Second Reformation in Brandenburg (Anniversary Collection)

This book is a volume in the Penn Press Anniversary Collection. To mark its 125th anniversary in 2015, the University of Pennsylvania Press rereleased more than 1,100 titles from Penn Press's distinguished backlist from 1899-1999 that had fallen out of print. Spanning an entire century, the Anniversary Collection offers peer-reviewed scholarship in a wide range of subject areas. Ch. 1. A Via Media Reformation. I. Joachim I: Pro-imperial And Roman. Ii. The Joachimian Reform. Iii. The 1540 Ordinance. Iv. The Schmalkaldic War And The Interim. V. Dynastic Ambitions -- Ch. 2. The Triumph Of Concordian Lutheranism. I. Toward A More Rigid Lutheranism. Ii. Confessional Consolidation. Iii. The Survival Of Joachimian Ritual. Iv. New Fears Of Calvinism -- Ch. 3. The Threat Of Catholic Counter-reformation. I. The Magdeburg Administrator. Ii. Confessional Realignment. Iii. Political Considerations -- Ch. 4. The Hohenzollern Conversion. I. Education And Upbringing. Ii. The Christmas Communion. Iii. The Question Of Motives. Iv. Highly Important Persons V. The Political Side -- Ch. 5. Enforcing The Second Reformation. I. The Plan. Ii. Confessional Clarification. Iii. Coordination. Iv. Education -- Ch. 6. Reforming Popular Piety. I. Eliminating The Leftover Papal Dung Ii. Reform Of Worship. Iii. Art And Music. Iv. The Church Calendar. V. Indifferent Matters -- Ch. 7. The Lutheran Counteroffensive. I. The Clerical Reaction. Ii. Appeals To The People -- Ch. 8. The Popular Response. I. The Berlin Parliament Ii. The Spread Of Popular Opposition. Iii. Continued Apathy And Hostility -- Ch. 9. The Limits Of Reformation. I. The Estates' Reaction. Ii. The Prussian Response. Iii. The Failure Of Reformation. Iv. Crisis And War -- Ch. 10. Concession And Compromise. I. In The Confessional Arena. Ii. In The Political Arena. Bodo Nischan. Includes Bibliographical References (p. [327]-357) And Index. Content Acknowledgments Illustrations Introduction 1. A Via Media Reformation 2. The Triumph of Concordian Lutheranism 3. The Threat of Catholic Counter-Reformation 4. The Hohenzollern Conversion 5. Enforcing the Second Reformation 6. Reforming Popular Piety 7. The Lutheran Counteroffensive 8. The Popular Response 9. The Limits of Reformation 10. Concessions and Compromise List of Abbreviations Notes Bibliography Index A religious study of the attempts made by the rulers of the territories of Brandenburg, Germany, to move from Lutheranism to Reformed theology and practice, and the resistance with which these efforts were met by the clergy, lay leaders, and citizens.