Judging Faith, Punishing Sin

Inquisitions and Consistories in the Early Modern World

Charles H Parker editor Gretchen Starr-LeBeau editor

Format:Paperback

Publisher:Cambridge University Press

Published:11th Jun '20

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The first comparative analysis of Catholic inquisitions and Calvinist consistories in the great Christian age of reformation.

The first comparative analysis of Catholic inquisitions and Calvinist consistories from the fifteenth to eighteenth centuries, both institutions with critical roles in the social upheaval of the Reformation. This volume offers a new framework for analysing religious reform and social discipline in the early modern world.Judging Faith, Punishing Sin breaks new ground by offering the first comparative treatment of Catholic inquisitions and Calvinist consistories, offering scholars a new framework for analysing religious reform and social discipline in the great Christian age of reformation. Global in scope, both institutions played critical roles in prosecuting deviance, implementing religious uniformity, and promoting moral discipline in the social upheaval of the Reformation. Rooted in local archives and addressing specific themes, the essays survey the state of scholarship and chart directions for future inquiry and, taken as a whole, demonstrate the unique convergence of penitential practice, legal innovation, church authority, and state power, and how these forces transformed Christianity. Bringing together leading scholars across four continents, this volume is an invaluable contribution to our understanding of religion in the early modern world. University students and scholars alike will appreciate its clear introduction to scholarly debates and cutting edge scholarship.

ISBN: 9781316505861

Dimensions: 150mm x 230mm x 20mm

Weight: 600g

411 pages