Author: Nikki Shepardson
Publisher: Lehigh University Press
ISBN: 9780934223874
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 226
Book Description
In the chaos of the Reformation, a declaration of one's faith was not solely a religious matter, but at times a choice between life and death. Sixteenth-century Europe witnessed a renaissance of martyrdom and the rebirth of a specific rhetoric that celebrated the sacrifice, constancy, and conviction of the martyr. This rhetoric shaped and defined the experiences and worldview of the French Calvinist community.