Book contents
- The Cambridge History of Reformation-Era Theology
- The Cambridge History of Reformation-Era Theology
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Figures
- Acknowledgments
- Contributors
- Abbreviations
- Introduction
- Part One Theology in an Age of Cultural Transformation
- 1 The Printing Press and its Impact on the Production, Proliferation, and Readership of Theological Literature
- 2 Humanism and Theology
- 3 The Changing Role of the Bible in Theological Discourse
- 4 The Regulation of Theology in the Reformation Era
- 5 Political Change and Theological Discourse
- 6 Universities, Monastic Studia, Academies, Seminaries, and Catechesis
- 7 Para-Academic Theology: Theology of the “Uneducated”
- 8 Gender and Theology in the Reformation Era
- 9 The Theologians and the Clergy: Who Were They?
- Part Two Schools and Emerging Cultures of Theology: Diversity and Conformity within Confessions
- Part Three Topics and Disciplines of Theology
- Index
- References
5 - Political Change and Theological Discourse
from Part One - Theology in an Age of Cultural Transformation
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 27 September 2023
- The Cambridge History of Reformation-Era Theology
- The Cambridge History of Reformation-Era Theology
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Figures
- Acknowledgments
- Contributors
- Abbreviations
- Introduction
- Part One Theology in an Age of Cultural Transformation
- 1 The Printing Press and its Impact on the Production, Proliferation, and Readership of Theological Literature
- 2 Humanism and Theology
- 3 The Changing Role of the Bible in Theological Discourse
- 4 The Regulation of Theology in the Reformation Era
- 5 Political Change and Theological Discourse
- 6 Universities, Monastic Studia, Academies, Seminaries, and Catechesis
- 7 Para-Academic Theology: Theology of the “Uneducated”
- 8 Gender and Theology in the Reformation Era
- 9 The Theologians and the Clergy: Who Were They?
- Part Two Schools and Emerging Cultures of Theology: Diversity and Conformity within Confessions
- Part Three Topics and Disciplines of Theology
- Index
- References
Summary
The development of theological discourse during the Reformation period coincided with epochal shifts in Europe’s political culture. Church-state relations were redefined, traditional social hierarchies saw themselves challenged, cities demanded greater autonomy while princes sought greater authority, Europeans encountered entirely new worlds, and Christians tried to reimagine their churches. All of these dynamics impacted theological discourse. They forced theologians to take up new topics, explore new fields, and reexamine traditional doctrines. The opposite is true, as well: theological ideas instigated changes and drove political dynamics, both directly and indirectly, wittingly and unwittingly.
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- The Cambridge History of Reformation Era Theology , pp. 74 - 94Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2023