The Reformation of the Church and the World - Couverture souple

 
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Synopsis

From a distinguished assembly of twelve internationally acclaimed scholars comes this rich, interdisciplinary study that explores the Protestant Reformation and its revolutionary impact on the church and the world. The Reformation revolutionized the church and spiritual life as well as art, music, literature, architecture, and aesthetics. It transformed economics, trade, banking, and moreâ "transformations that shifted power away from the church to the state, unleashing radical new campaigns for freedom, equality, democracy, and constitutional order. In this authoritative but accessible study, the authors analyze the kaleidoscopic impact of the Reformation over the past 500 yearsâ "for better or worse, for richer or poorer, for the West and increasingly for the world.

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À propos des auteurs

John Witte Jr.is Woodruff University Professor of Law, McDonald Distinguished Professor, and Director of the Center for the Study of Law and Religion at Emory University.



Amy Wheeler is Associate Editor and Director's Associate in the Center for the Study of Law and Religion at Emory University. She is coeditor of The Equal-Regard Family and Its Friendly Critics.

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