Following Zwingli: Applying the Past in Reformation Zurich

by Luca Baschera, Christian Moser, Bruce Gordon, et al.

Book Overview

Following Zwingli explores history, scholarship, and memory in Reformation Zurich. The humanist culture of this city was shaped by a remarkable sodality of scholars, many of whom had been associated with Erasmus. In creating a new Christian order, Zwingli and his colleagues sought biblical, historical, literary, and political models to shape and defend their radical reforms. After Zwingli's sudden death, the next generation was committed to the institutional...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1032922257
• ISBN13: 9781032922256
• Release Date: October 2024
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 320 Pages