Brethren in Christ: A Calvinist Network in Reformation Europe

ISBN-13: 9781107008816 / Angielski / Twarda / 2011 / 340 str.

Ole Peter Grell

Opis

This groundbreaking book explores the migration of European Calvinist refugees and the strong network they forged through marriage and enterprise.

Recenzje

"...the richness of detail provides the reader with a profound appreciation for the meaning of religious identity in early modern Europe." -Raymond A. Mentzer, Renaissance Quarterly

Spis treści

Introduction; 1. The start of the Calvinist network: the journey from Lucca, via Lyon, to Paris; 2. A European network takes shape; 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'; Epilogue.