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Free Download Anthony D. Wright, "The Counter-Reformation: Catholic Europe and the Non-Christian World Ed 2"
English | ISBN: 0754650278 | 2005 | 328 pages | PDF | 17 MB
Modern scholarship has effectively demonstrated that, far from being a knee-jerk reaction to the challenges of Protestantism, the Catholic Reformation of the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries was fuelled primarily by a desire within the Church to reform its medieval legacy and to re-enthuse its institutions with a sense of religious zeal. In many ways, both the Protestant and Catholic Reformations were inspired by the same humanist ideals and though ultimately expressed in different ways, the origins of both movements can be traced back to the patristic revival of the fifteenth and sixteenth centuries. Nevertheless, it is undeniable that many contemporaries, and subsequent historians, came to view the Catholic Reformation as an attempt to challenge the Protestants and to cut the ground from beneath their feet. In this new revised edition of Dr Wright’s groundbreaking study of the Counter-Reformation, the wide panoply of the Catholic Reformation is spread out and analysed within the political, religious, philosophical, scientific and cultural context of late medieval and early modern Europe. In so doing, this book provides a fascinating guide to the many doctrinal and interrelated social issues involved in the wholesale restructuring of religion that took place both within Western Europe and overseas.

Free Download Elizabeth C. Tingle, "Sacred Journeys in the Counter-Reformation: Long-Distance Pilgrimage in Northwest Europe "
English | ISBN: 1501518518 | 2020 | 246 pages | PDF | 5 MB
Sacred Journeys in the Counter-Reformation examines long-distance pilgrimages to ancient, international shrines in northwestern Europe in the two centuries after Luther. In this region in the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries, saints’ cults and pilgrimage were frequently contested, more so than in the Mediterranean world. France, the Low Countries and the British Isles were places of disputation and hostility between Protestant and Catholic; sacred landscapes and journeys came under attack and in some regions, were outlawed by the state. Taking as case studies hugely popular medieval shrines such as Compostela, Rocamadour, the Mont Saint-Michel and Lough Derg, the impact of Protestant criticism and Catholic revival on shrines, pilgrims’ motives and experiences is examined through life writings, devotional works and institutional records. The central focus is that of agency in religious change: what drove spiritual reform and what were its consequences for the ‘ordinary’ Catholic? This is explored through concepts of the religious self, holy materiality, and sacred space.

Free Download Andrew T.N. Muirhead, "Reformation, Dissent and Diversity: The Story of Scotland’s Churches, 1560 – 1960"
English | ISBN: 0567661458 | 2015 | 256 pages | PDF | 2 MB
This book examines and describes for the general reader the life and characteristics of the churches which flourished in Scotland between the Reformation and the mid-20th century. It will help both amateur and professional historians to understand the different denominations, and provides background to, and context for, their own research. Church influence on society has been particularly strong in Scotland and church records are a major source of pre-1844 information, but no recent book deals adequately with the church background.

Free Download History of Christian Ethics: History of Christian Ethics Before the Reformation (Classic Reprint) By Chr. Ernst Luthardt
2019 | 444 Pages | ISBN: 1330308093 | PDF | 14 MB
Excerpt from History of Christian Ethics: History of Christian Ethics Before the ReformationTheology from the proper dogmatic system, and its fruitful viiof the mere intellectual forms which have been generated or occasioned by the logical process of reflection upon the products of the past. The exigencies of the practical Christian service, the humanizmg of the government and orders of the Church, and the unionistic strivings, have also put the whole Christian system into closer relations with the living habits and modes of thought. And all this has brought the fact more clearly into view from various sides of Theology and practice, that the essential and paramount interest of Christianity is the Christian life itself, and that the scientific comprehension and elucidation of it is the chief function of modern theology.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Free Download Roberta Kwan, "Shakespeare, the Reformation and the Interpreting Self "
English | ISBN: 1474461948 | 2023 | 432 pages | PDF | 3 MB
We share with Shakespeare, it seems, the assumption that to be human is to be an interpreter of oneself, others and the world – seeking but not always arriving at understanding. Shakespeare, the Reformation and the Interpreting Self explores this perspective on human subjectivity. This study reads the complex, compelling representations of the self as an interpreter (and misinterpreter) of reality in Shakespeare’s ‘problem plays’ alongside an intellectual history that links the culture-shaping theological hermeneutics of the playwright’s day to the similarly influential philosophical hermeneutics of our times. What is it to be an interpreting self? This book’s critical approach brings to the fore questions about the self’s finitude, agency, motivations, self-knowledge and ethical relation to others, questions that were of great relevance in Shakespeare’s England and which continue to resonate in our present-day dilemmas and debates about human experience and human being.

Free Download Tim Patrick, "Establishment Eschatology in England’s Reformation "
English | ISBN: 103230538X | 2023 | 186 pages | PDF | 2 MB
Exploring what the early English Protestants came to believe about the afterlife, and how they arrived at their positions, this much-needed book fills a gap in the scholarly literature. In surveying the authorised doctrinal works of the English church through the Reformation period, the progress of eschatological thinking is traced from the earliest days of change to the solidification of the formularies which remain binding across the worldwide Anglican Church today.

Free Download Rob Sorensen, "Martin Luther and the German Reformation"
English | 2016 | ISBN: 1783085657 | PDF | pages: 139 | 2.1 mb
A concise, critical study of Martin Luther and his impact on the modern world. The book covers Luther’s life, work as a reformer, theological development, and long-term influence. The book is extensively based on the writings of Martin Luther and draws connections between his life and teachings and the modern day world. Intended for use by students, the book assumes no initial familiarity with Luther and would be ideal for any interested person who wants to get to know Martin Luther; one of the key figures in European history.

Free Download Geoffrey R. Elton, Andrew Pettegree, "Reformation Europe: 1517-1559"
English | 2016 | ISBN: 0631213848, 0631215085 | EPUB | pages: 288 | 5.1 mb
A classic account of the Reformation, revealing the issues and preoccupations which seemed central to the age and portraying its leading figures with vigour and realism.

Free Download Matthew Barrett, "The Reformation as Renewal: Retrieving the One, Holy, Catholic, and Apostolic Church"
English | ISBN: 031009755X | 2023 | 1008 pages | EPUB | 4 MB
A holistic, eye-opening history of one of the most significant turning points in Christianity, The Reformation as Renewal demonstrates that the Reformation was at its core a renewal of evangelical catholicity.

Free Download The Protestant’s Dilemma: How the Reformation’s Shocking Consequences Point to the Truth of Catholicism By Devin Rose
2014 | 224 Pages | ISBN: 1938983610 | EPUB | 1 MB
What if the Reformers really were heroes, the Bible the sole rule of faith, and Christ’s Church just a collection of believers loosely united in some invisible way?As an Evangelical, Devin Rose used to believe all of it. Then one day the nagging questions began. He noticed things about Protestant belief and practice that didn’t add up. He began following the logic of Protestant claims to places he never expected it to go – leading to conclusions no Christian would ever admit to holding.In The Protestant’s Dilemma, Rose examines more than thirty of those conclusions, showing with solid evidence and compelling reason how the major tenets of Protestantism – if honestly pursued to their fullest extend 0 wind up in dead ends of absurdity. And he demonstrates how the only escape from the dilemma is Catholic truth.The Protestant’s Dilemma is the perfect book to give to non-Catholics trying to work through their own nagging doubts, or for Catholics looking for a fresh way to deepen their understanding of the Faith.