Worship of the triune God has always stood at the center of the Christian life. That was certainly the case during the sixteenth-century Reformation as well. Yet in the midst of tremendous social and theological upheaval, the church had to renew its understanding of what it means to worship God.In this volume, which serves as a companion to IVP Academic's Reformation Commentary on Scripture series, Reformation scholar Karin Maag takes readers inside the worshiping ...

Durante a Reforma Protestante, um dos aspectos mais impactantes da vida cristã que passou por uma profunda transformação foi o culto. Mas como exatamente os reformadores moldaram a adoração cristã, e que relevância isso tem para nós hoje? Em Adorando com os Reformadores, a renomada historiadora e Karin Maag nos oferece uma fascinante exploração das tradições de culto que surgiram durante a Reforma e sua influência contínua nas igrejas contemporâneas. Com base em uma vasta pesquisa em fonte...

This work provides a comprehensive and multi-facetted account of the Reformation in eastern and central Europe, drawing on extensive archival research carried out by Continental and British scholars. Across a broad thematic, temporal and geographical range, the contributors examine the cultural impact of the Reformation in Eastern Europe, the encounters between different confessions, and the blend of religious and political pressures which shaped the path of Reformation in these lands. By ...

This book offers a concise and highly-readable explanation of the dramatic changes that took place during the Reformation and helps readers understand the deeper impact of the Reformation beyond its own time period. Changes in theology and in worship, in the status of lay people and clergy, and in the relations between church and state reshaped Christians’ views of themselves. Early modern Christians had to rethink their relationship with God and with other Christians based on these new re...

This work examines key aspects of the development of the Heidelberg Catechism, including historical background, socio-political origins, purpose, authorship, sources, and theology. The book includes the first ever English translations of two major sources of the Heidelberg Catechism--Ursinus's Smaller and Larger Catechisms--and a bibliography of research on the document since 1900.Students of the Reformed tradition and the Protestant Reformation will value this resource.

Les 35 articles que regroupe le présent volume sont le fruit du tout premier colloque consacré à Bèze en septembre 2005. Eminents spécialistes venus de divers pays aussi bien que des chercheurs plus jeunes y tissent les liens entre Bèze poète et Bèze théologien, entre ses intérêts littéraires, ses travaux de traduction et d’exégèse biblique, entre son engagement politique et son engagement confessionnel, entre son activité en tant que pasteur et ses relations avec les autorités civiles, en...

The Church at Worship is a series of documentary case studies of specific worshiping communities from around the world and throughout Christian history — case studies that can inform and enrich worship practices today. In Lifting Hearts to the Lord Karin Maag brings together a wealth of primary sources to examine worship as it was taught and practiced in John Calvin's Geneva. Enhanced with Maag's introductions and numerous marginal notes, this volume covers the pe...

John Calvin made a significant contribution to the world of early modern printing. Jean-François Gilmont, one of the foremost experts in the field, has thoroughly researched and presented all aspects of John Calvin's interaction with books—from the authors he read, to the works he wrote, to his relationships with the printing and publishing world of the sixteenth century. Originally in French, Karin Maag makes Gilmont's research available in this English translation.

The Church at Worship is a series of documentary case studies of specific worshiping communities from around the world and throughout Christian history — case studies that can inform and enrich worship practices today. In Lifting Hearts to the Lord Karin Maag brings together a wealth of primary sources to examine worship as it was taught and practiced in John Calvin’s Geneva. Enhanced with Maag’s introductions and numerous marginal notes, this volume covers the pe...

Ce volume honore la mémoire et les recherches du regretté Robert M. Kingdon. Plusieurs de ses anciens étudiants et collègues se sont réunis pour préparer ces dix essais, divisés en trois thèmes principaux, à savoir le calvinisme et son influence, les tiraillements entre Eglise et Etat aux XVIe et XVIIe siècles, et les questions autour du mariage et de la famille. Ces trois thèmes firent également l’objet des recherches de Bob Kingdon. L’aire géographique du volume s’étend de l’Espagne à la...

Although the connection between the invention of printing and the Protestant Reformation of the sixteenth century has long been a scholarly commonplace, there is still a great deal of evidence about the relationship to be presented and analysed. This collection of authoritative reviews by distinguished historians deals with the role of the book in the spread of the Reformation all over the continent, identifying common European experiences and local peculiarities. It summarises important r...