Book contents
- John Calvin in Context
- John Calvin in Context
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Contributors
- Acknowledgments
- Abbreviations
- Introduction
- Part I France and Its Influence
- Part II Switzerland, Southern Germany, and Geneva
- Part III Empire and Society
- Part IV The Religious Question
- 19 Western Ideals of Religious Reform
- 20 The Luther Affair
- 21 Religious Colloquies
- 22 The Council of Trent and the Augsburg Interim
- 23 Biblical Scholarship
- 24 The Printed Word
- 25 Polemic’s Purpose
- 26 The Style of Theology
- 27 Baptism
- 28 The Eucharist
- 29 Predestination in Early Modern Thought
- 30 The Challenge of Heresy
- 31 Early Modern Christianity and Idolatry
- 32 Trinitarian Controversies
- 33 Nicodemism and Libertinism
- Part V Calvin’s Influences
- Part VI Calvin’s Reception
- Conclusion
- Bibliography
- Index
- References
31 - Early Modern Christianity and Idolatry
from Part IV - The Religious Question
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Book contents
- John Calvin in Context
- John Calvin in Context
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Contributors
- Acknowledgments
- Abbreviations
- Introduction
- Part I France and Its Influence
- Part II Switzerland, Southern Germany, and Geneva
- Part III Empire and Society
- Part IV The Religious Question
- 19 Western Ideals of Religious Reform
- 20 The Luther Affair
- 21 Religious Colloquies
- 22 The Council of Trent and the Augsburg Interim
- 23 Biblical Scholarship
- 24 The Printed Word
- 25 Polemic’s Purpose
- 26 The Style of Theology
- 27 Baptism
- 28 The Eucharist
- 29 Predestination in Early Modern Thought
- 30 The Challenge of Heresy
- 31 Early Modern Christianity and Idolatry
- 32 Trinitarian Controversies
- 33 Nicodemism and Libertinism
- Part V Calvin’s Influences
- Part VI Calvin’s Reception
- Conclusion
- Bibliography
- Index
- References
Summary
Idolatry is a fighting word, feisty and judgmental, freighted with disapproval. After all, to call any sacred object an idol is to question its legitimacy.
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- John Calvin in Context , pp. 267 - 277Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2019
References
Suggested Further Readings
Benedict, Philip. Christ’s Churches Purely Reformed: A Social History of Calvinism. New Haven, CT: Yale University Press, 2004.Google Scholar
Crew, Phyllis Mack. Calvinist Preaching and Iconoclasm in the Netherlands, 1544–1569. New York: Cambridge University Press, 1978.Google Scholar
Elwood, Christopher. The Body Broken: The Calvinist Doctrine of the Eucharist and the Symbolization of Power. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1998.Google Scholar
Mochizuki, Mia. The Netherlandish Image after Iconoclasm, 1566–1672 : Material Religion in the Dutch Golden Age. Burlington, VT: Ashgate, 2008.Google Scholar
Zachman, Randall C. Image and Word in the Theology of John Calvin. Notre Dame, IN: University of Notre Dame, 2009.Google Scholar