Indulgences after Luther: Pardons in Counter-Reformation France, 1520-1720

by Elizabeth C. Tingle

Book Overview

Indulgences have been synonymous with corruption in the Catholic Church ever since Martin Luther nailed his ninety-five theses to the church door in Wittenberg in 1517. Tingle explores the nature and evolution of indulgences in the Counter Reformation and how they were used as a powerful tool of personal and institutional reform.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1138053155
• ISBN13: 9781138053151
• Release Date: March 2017
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 232 Pages
• Weight: 0.73 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.1" x 9.2"