Calvinist churches in early modern Europe
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Calvinist churches in early modern Europe  -     By: Andrew Spicer

Calvinist churches in early modern Europe

Manchester University Press / 2007 / Hardcover

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Title: Calvinist churches in early modern Europe
By: Andrew Spicer
Format: Hardcover
Number of Pages: 288
Vendor: Manchester University Press
Publication Date: 2007
Dimensions: 9.33 X 6.37 X 1.07 (inches)
Weight: 1 pound 5 ounces
ISBN: 0719054877
ISBN-13: 9780719054877
Series: Studies in Early Modern European History
Stock No: WW054877

Publisher's Description

For ordinary people, the impact of the Reformation would have centred around local parish churches, rather than the theological debates of the Reformers. Focusing on the Calvinists, this volume explores how the architecture, appearance and arrangement of places of worship were transformed by new theology and religious practice.

Based on original research and site visits, this book charts the impact of the Reformed faith across Europe, concentrating in particular on France, the Netherlands and Scotland. While in some areas a Calvinist Reformation led to the adaptation of existing buildings, elsewhere it resulted in the construction of new places of worship to innovative new designs. Reformed places of worship also reflected local considerations, vested interests and civic aspirations, often employing the latest styles and forms of decoration, and here provide a lens through which to examine not only the impact of the Reformation at a local level but also the character of the different religious settlements across Europe during the late sixteenth and seventeenth centuries.

Author Bio

Andrew Spicer is Reader in Early Modern European History at Oxford Brookes University and Director of the AHRC 'The Early Modern Parish Church and the Religious Landscape' project

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