The tradition, emergence and rupture Evans, G.R. (Gillian Rosemary) creator text bibliography ilu Downers Grove, IL IVP Academic c2012 2012 2nd rev. ed. monographic eng

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480 p. ; pbk ; 23 cm. Setting the scene : the "fair field of folk". Part 1. Bible and church : the questions begin. The idea of church -- The idea of faith -- Where was the Bible? -- Becoming and remaining a member of the church -- Penance and the recurring problem of sin -- The Eucharist and the idea of sacraments -- Organization, making decisions and keeping together -- The church and the state. Part 2. Continuity and change in the Middle Ages. Monastic life, monastic education and awakening social concerns -- The beginning of academic theology and the invention of universities -- The evangelical urge and the wandering preachers -- Religious experiments by the laity -- Rebels, repression and the stirrings of reform.. Part 3. Continuity and change from the Reformation. Renaissance -- Luther and his heirs : the moderate reformers -- Henry VIII and English Reformation -- Peaceful extremists? : the Anabaptist heirs of the Medieval Sects -- Calvin and his heirs : the Reformed churches -- The Counter-Reformation -- Church and state again : new political dimensions of the idea of order -- Bible questions continue. Conclusion -- Handlist of Reformation concerns and their history. G.R. Evans. Includes bibliographical references (p. [511]-514) and indexes. Reformation Textbooks 270.6/EVA 9780830839964 (pbk. : alk. paper) 2012000264 DLC 120117 20130926090518.0 17123603 eng