Salvation at Stake
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Salvation at Stake

Christian Martyrdom in Early Modern Europe

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Salvation at Stake

Christian Martyrdom in Early Modern Europe

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Thousands of men and women were executed for incompatible religious views in sixteenth-century Europe. The meaning and significance of those deaths are studied here comparatively for the first time, providing a compelling argument for the importance of martyrdom as both a window onto religious sensibilities and a crucial component in the formation of divergent Christian traditions and identities.Brad S. Gregory explores Protestant, Catholic, and Anabaptist martyrs in a sustained fashion, addressing the similarities and differences in their self-understanding. He traces the processes and impact of their memorialization by co-believers, and he reconstructs the arguments of the ecclesiastical and civil authorities responsible for their deaths. In addition, he assesses the controversy over the meaning of executions for competing views of Christian truth, and the intractable dispute over the distinction between true and false martyrs. He employs a wide range of sources, including pamphlets, martyrologies, theological and devotional treatises, sermons, songs, woodcuts and engravings, correspondence, and legal records. Reconstructing religious motivation, conviction, and behavior in early modern Europe, Gregory shows us the shifting perspectives of authorities willing to kill, martyrs willing to die, martyrologists eager to memorialize, and controversialists keen to dispute.

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Publisher
Harvard University Press
Year
2009
ISBN
9780674037939
Topic
History
Subtopic
European History
Index
History

Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Title Page
  3. Copyright
  4. Dedication
  5. Contents
  6. List of Figures
  7. A Note on Translations and Orthography
  8. Chapter 1. A Complex of Martyrs
  9. Chapter 2. The Late Medieval Inheritance
  10. Chapter 3. The Willingness to Kill
  11. Chapter 4. The Willingness to Die
  12. Chapter 5. Witnesses for the Gospel: Protestants and Martyrdom
  13. Chapter 6. Nachfolge Christi: Anabaptists and Martyrdom
  14. Chapter 7. The New Saints: Roman Catholics and Martyrdom
  15. Chapter 8. The Conflict of Interpretations
  16. Conclusion: A Shared and Shattered Worldview
  17. Appendix
  18. Notes
  19. Index