Author: Geoffrey BlodgettPublisher: Cambridge, Harvard U.P
ISBN:
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 370
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The Gentle Reformers
Author: Geoffrey BlodgettPublisher: Cambridge, Harvard U.P
ISBN:
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 370
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Reformers in Profile
Author: B. A. GerrishPublisher: Wipf and Stock Publishers
ISBN: 1592445365
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 273
Book Description
For many years the history of the Protestant Reformation has been presented largely as a single movement and from the standpoint of a chosen hero such as Luther, Zwingli, or Calvin. This traditional treatment creates the impression that the Reformation was a once-for-all event in the life of the church rather than a permanent aspect of the church's existence. 'Reformers in Profile' takes the position that the Reformation era was one of many reformations. These reformations were led by men often characterized as 'lesser lights' and little known by the general public. Each of these men had his own vision of what the reformation of the church entailed and each had his program to translate vision into reality.The ten reformers profiled here (each by a recognized expert) are presented as representatives of a type or vision of reform: humanist, Protestant, radical, and Catholic. Each profile reviews the career, approach, and contribution of its subject so that the reader will have a clear view of what each reformer stood for and how he pursued his goal.
The Reformers
Author: Dora M. PennefatherPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Reformation
Languages : en
Pages : 248
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Reformers on Stage
Author: Gary K. WaitePublisher: University of Toronto Press
ISBN: 9780802044570
Category : Drama
Languages : en
Pages : 412
Book Description
Examines the social and religious messages of plays presented across the Low Countries, showing how they promoted or opposed calls for reform, religious and otherwise and argues that dramatists reshaped reform ideas to accommodate their own concerns.
The World's Sages, Thinkers and Reformers
Author: De Robigne Mortimer BennettPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Biography
Languages : en
Pages : 1102
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The Necessity of Organization
Author: Kathleen B. NutterPublisher: Routledge
ISBN: 1317733789
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 232
Book Description
The Necessity of Organization describes Mary Kenney O'Sullivan's struggle to improve labor conditions through trade unionism. Appointed the first woman organizer for the American Federation of Labor in 1892, she went on to be a co-founder of the Women's Trade Union League, formed in 1903 as a cross-class alliance of women workers and their middle- and upper-class allies. The possibilities and limits of trade unionism for women, given the class and gender constraints of the period, are the focus of this book.
Great Catholic Reformers, The
Author: C. Colt AndersonPublisher: Paulist Press
ISBN: 9780809105793
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 296
Book Description
The Second Vatican Council stated that the church is always in need of purification and renewal, but it did not attempt to describe how this process takes place. This highly readable book presents lessons on church renewal for today from ten of the most significant reformers in church history. By looking at historical models from a variety of historical and cultural contexts, this book describes how reform takes place, what it looks and sounds like, and how it can be effective. The Great Catholic Reformers covers the careers of Pope Gregory the Great, Peter Damian, Bernard of Clairvaux, Clare of Assisi, Catherine of Siena, Jean Gerson, Jan Hus, Gasparo Contarini, John Henry Newman, and Dorothy Day. This diversity of reformers in our tradition suggests that legitimate reform within the Catholic Church can operate from different spiritualities, employ either gentle or harsh critiques, use secular or canon law to enforce discipline, and begin with lay men and lay women as well as with members of the religious or of the clergy. By offering these diverse models, The Great Catholic Reformers seeks to encourage every Catholic to take up the difficult task of reform and to provide them with examples that suit their own temperaments. It also aims at broadening tolerance for people who follow different approaches to reform. Book jacket.
The Lives of the British Reformers
Author: Official Reports of the Debates of the House of Commons of the Dominion of Canada
Author: Canada. Parliament. House of CommonsPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Canada
Languages : en
Pages : 1670
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