03344nam a2200481Ka 4500 ocn780442503 OCoLC 20200709055458.0 m d cr cnu---unuuu 120319s2011 enkab ob 001 0deng d N$T N$T 9781139233675 (electronic bk.) 113923367X (electronic bk.) 9781107008816 1107008816 (OCoLC)780442503 435255 (N$T) e------ BX9415 .G74 2011eb REL 093000 bisacsh 284/.2408691409031 22 N$TA Grell, Ole Peter. Brethren in Christ [electronic resource] : a Calvinist network in Reformation Europe / Ole Peter Grell. Cambridge, UK ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2011. 1 online resource (xx, 318 p.) : ill., maps. Includes bibliographical references and index. Introduction -- 1. The start of the Calvinist network: the journey from Lucca, via Lyon, to Paris -- 2. A European network takes shape. the continuation of the Calvinist diaspora: Germany, the Netherlands, and England -- 3. The Calvinist network and the Thirty Years War -- 4. The collections for Calvinist exiles in England, Scotland and Ireland -- 5. The collections for Calvinist exiles in the Dutch Republic, Switzerland, and France -- 6. The benevolence of wealthy, individual 'Brethren in Christ'. "This groundbreaking book explores the migration of Calvinist refugees in Europe during the Reformation, across a century of persecution, exile and minority existence. Ole Peter Grell follows the fortunes of some of the earliest Reformed merchant families, forced to flee from the Tuscan city of Lucca during the 1560s, through their journey to France during the Wars of Religion to the St Bartholomew Massacre and their search for refuge in Sedan. He traces the lives of these interconnected families over three generations as they settled in European cities from Geneva to London, marrying into the diaspora of Reformed merchants. Based on a potent combination of religion, commerce and family networks, these often wealthy merchants and highly skilled craftsmen were amongst the most successful of early modern capitalists. Brethren in Christ shows how this interconnected network, reinforced through marriage and enterprise, forged the backbone of international Calvinism in Reformation Europe"-- Provided by publisher. Description based on print version record. Calvinism History. Calvinists Europe History. Europe Church history 17th century. HISTORY / Europe / General bisacsh RELIGION / Christianity / Calvinist bisacsh Electronic books. Print version: Grell, Ole Peter. Brethren in Christ. Cambridge, UK ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2011 9781107008816 (DLC) 2011014908 (OCoLC)713834649 EBSCOhost http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&db=nlabk&AN=435255 Cover image http://assets.cambridge.org/97811070/08816/cover/9781107008816.jpg cpp1723AUTO 02 N$T 50972 50972