The book presents a compelling argument by scholar Thomas Kaufmann, emphasizing that the Reformation was primarily driven by religious motivations. Kaufmann posits that the Reformers were deeply focused on the salvation of the soul, highlighting their spiritual concerns as the central force behind the movement. This perspective challenges common interpretations, suggesting that the Reformation's roots lie in genuine religious devotion rather than political or social factors.
After seven years of climbing into attics, domes, towers and steeples, Thomas Kaufmann emerges with a story of Alabama bells. This story encapsulates the history of the state itself. These bells - some dormant, others pealing still - were forged by the Reveres in Boston. They called Alabamians to worship, celebrated weddings and tolled at funerals. They sounded the death knell for countless parishioners during the havoc of the Civil War, watched over the Freedom Riders and shook from the blast of the Sixteenth Street Baptist Church bombing. And while their clear tones have rung out in remembrance of so many of the state's solemn and sacred moments, many of these bells have fallen into neglect, their silence serving as its own reminder of the urgent need for preservation.
The vexed and sometimes shocking story of Martin Luther, one of the most important figures in modern European history, and his increasingly vitriolic attitudes towards the Jews - as well as the ominous legacy of Luther's anti-semitism for the future of Germany in the centuries to come
Accessible yet authoritative biography of the colorful character who instigated the Protestant Reformation Martin Luther, the Augustinian friar who set the Protestant Reformation in motion with his famous Ninety-Five Theses, was a man of extremes on many fronts. He was both hated and honored, both reviled as a heretic and lauded as a kind of second Christ. He was both a quiet, solitary reader and interpreter of the Bible and the first media-star of history, using the printing press to reach many of his contemporaries and become the most-read theologian of the sixteenth century. Thomas Kaufmann's concise biography highlights the two conflicting "natures" of Martin Luther, depicting Luther's earthiness as well as his soaring theological contributions, his flaws as well as his greatness. Exploring the close correlation between Luther's Reformation theology and his historical context, A Short Life of Martin Luther serves as an ideal introduction to the life and thought of the most important figure in the Protestant Reformation.
Kontexte und Grenzen von Konfession und Kultur - die Ergebnisse der 1. Nachwuchstagung des Vereins für Reformationsgeschichte Das Forschungsparadigma der Konfessionalisierung hat das Phänomen 'Konfession' lange Zeit vor allem als religiöse Matrix für die Identitätsbildung und Etablierung frühneuzeitlicher Staats- und Gesellschaftsformationen verstanden. Mit dem Begriff der Frühneuzeitlichen Konfessionskultur soll diese Perspektive erweitert und die Vielfalt der Formen in den Blick genommen werden, in denen sich Konfession als soziale Realität manifestierte. Dabei wird das Augenmerk auf spezifisch nationale Kontexte von Konfessionalisierung sowie auf die Grenzen von Konfessionalität in Alltag und Gelehrtenkultur gelegt. Der vorliegende Band vereint die auf der 1. Nachwuchstagung des Vereins für Reformationsgeschichte in Wittenberg im Jahre 2004 gehaltenen Beiträge von James Blakeley, Heike Bock, Elsa Kammerer, Margit Kern, Greta Grace Kroeker, Julian Kümmerle, Richard Ninness, Matthias Pohlig, Maciej Ptaszynksi, Andreas Rutz, Alexander Schmidt, Ulrich Schoentube, Alexander Schunka, Regina Topefer und Astrid von Schlachta