Includes bibliographical references (pages 175-190) and index.
PART I : CATHOLIC REFORM : Johannes Geiler von Kaysersberg (1445-1510) : pastoral care and human responsibility -- Johannes von Staupitz (1460/9-1524) : theology of the praise of God -- Gasparo Contarini (1485-1542) : the search for consensus -- Faber Stapulensis (1455-1536) : the letter and the spirit -- Reginald Pole (1500-1558) : the loss of Eden -- PART II : THE LUTHERAN TRADITION: Philip Melanchthon (1497-1560) : return to method -- Johannes Bugenhagen (1485-1558) : structure of the church -- Andreas Osiander (1498-1552) : the renewal of human life -- Nikolaus von Amsdorf (1481-1565) : set for the defense of the Gospel -- Johannes Brenz (1499-1570) : the authority of the state -- PART III : THE REFORMED TRADITION : Martin Bucer (1491-1551) : the church and the social order -- Heinrich Bullinger (1504-1575) : covenant and the continuity of salvation history -- John Hooper (1495-1555) : the birth of the Puritan spirit -- Peter Martyr Vermigli (1499-1562) : the eucharistic sacrifice -- Theodore Beza (1519-1605) : eternal predestination and divine sovereignty -- PART IV : Andreas Bodenstein von Carlstadt (1480-1541) : Reformation without "Tarrying for Ante" -- Caspar Schwenckfeld (1489-1561) : the renunciation of structure -- Balthasar Hubmaier (1485?-1528) : free will and covenant -- Hans Denck (1500?-1527) : the universal word -- Pilgram Marpeck (1495?-1556) : the church and the Old Testament.
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This book offers portraits of twenty of the secondary theologians of the Reformation period. In addition to describing a particular theologian, each portrait explores one problem in 16th-century Christian thought. Catholic, Lutheran, Reformed, and Radical thinkers are all represented in this volume, which serves as both an introduction to the field and a handy reference for scholars.