
The Two Reformations
The Journey from the Last Days to the New World
Heiko A. Oberman(Author)
Donald Weinstein(Editor)
Yale University Press
Will be published approx. on 1. August 2003
Book
Hardback
256 pages
978-0-300-09868-6 (ISBN)
Description
In this last collection of his vital, controversial, and accessible writings, Heiko A. Oberman seeks to liberate and broaden our understanding of the European Reformation, from its origins in medieval philosophy and theology through the Puritan settlers who brought Calvin's vision to the New World. Ranging over many topics, Oberman finds fascinating connections between aspects of the Reformation and twentieth-century history and thought-most notably the connection to Nazism and the Holocaust. He revisits his earlier work on the history of anti-Semitism, rejects the notion of an unbroken line from Luther to Hitler to the Holocaust, and offers a new perspective on the Christian legacy of anti-Semitism and its murderous result in the twentieth century.
Oberman demonstrates how the simplifications and rigidities of modern historiography have obscured the existential spirits of such great figures as Luther and Calvin. He explores the debt of both Luther and Calvin to medieval religious thought and the impact of diverse features of "the long fifteenth century"-including the Black Death, nominalism, humanism, and the Conciliar Movement-on the Reformation.
Oberman demonstrates how the simplifications and rigidities of modern historiography have obscured the existential spirits of such great figures as Luther and Calvin. He explores the debt of both Luther and Calvin to medieval religious thought and the impact of diverse features of "the long fifteenth century"-including the Black Death, nominalism, humanism, and the Conciliar Movement-on the Reformation.
Reviews / Votes
"Oberman is bracing, fresh, and daring. In this book he continued his lifelong assault upon modern complacency and our overweening sense of superiority to the past." H. C. Erik Midelfort, University of VirginiaMore details
Language
English
Place of publication
United States
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
Product notice
Cloth over boards
Dimensions
Height: 217 mm
Width: 161 mm
Thickness: 23 mm
Weight
408 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-300-09868-6 (9780300098686)
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Heiko Augustinus Oberman | Donald Weinstein
The Two Reformations
The Journey from the Last Days to the New World
E-Book
12/2003
1st Edition
Yale University Press
€96.95
Available for download
Persons
The late Heiko A. Oberman, one of the twentieth century's great historians of the Reformation, was at the time of his death Regents' Professor of History at the University of Arizona. He was the author of many books, including the definitive biography of Martin Luther, Luther: Man Between God and the Devil. Donald Weinstein is professor emeritus of the Department of History at the University of Arizona.