History of the Christian Church, Vol. 7 (History of the Christian Church #7)

History of the Christian Church, Vol. 7: Modern Christianity: The German Reformation (New edition No Typos, Active Navigation and Best Formatting)


I. ORIENTATION:
The Turning Point of Modern History, Protestantism and Romanism, Necessity of a Reformation, The Preparations for the Reformation, The Genius and Aim of the Reformation, The Authority of the Scriptures, Justification by Faith, The Priesthood of the Laity, The Reformation and Rationalism, Protestantism and Denominationalism, Protestantism and Religious Liberty, Religious Intolerance and Liberty in England and America, Chronological Limits, General Literature on the Reformation



BOOK 1. THE GERMAN REFORMATION TILL THE DIET OF AUGSBURG, A.D. 1530


II. LUTHER’S TRAINING FOR THE REFORMATION, A.D. L483–1517:
Germany and the Reformation, The Luther Literature, Luther’s Youth and Training,, Luther in the University of Erfurt, Luther’s Conversion, Luther as a Monk, Luther and Staupitz, The Victory of Justifying Faith, Luther Ordained to the Priesthood, Luther in Rome, The University of Wittenberg, Luther as Professor till 1517, Luther and Mysticism, The Theologia Germanica, The Penitential Psalms, The Eve of the Reformation


III. THE GERMAN REFORMATION FROM THE PUBLICATION OF LUTHER’S THESES TO THE DIET OF WORMS, A.D. 1517–1521:
The Sale of Indulgences, Luther and Tetzel, The Ninety-five Theses. Oct. 31, 1517, The Theses-Controversy. 1518, Rome’s Interposition, Luther and Prierias. 1518, Luther and Cajetan. October, 1518, Luther and Miltitz, January, 1519, The Leipzig Disputation. June 27-July 15, 1519, Philip Melanchthon. Literature (Portrait), Melanchthon’s Early Labors, Luther and Melanchthon, Ulrich von Hutten and Luther, Luther’s Crusade against Popery. 1520, Address to the German Nobility, The Babylonian Captivity of the Church. October, 1520, Christian Freedom.—Luther’s Last Letter to the Pope. October, 1520, The bull of Excommunication. June 15, 1520, Luther burns the Pope’s bull, and forever breaks with Rome. Dec. 10, 1520, The Reformation and the Papacy, Charles V, The Ecclesiastical Policy of Charles V, The Abdication of Charles, and his Cloister Life, The Diet of Worms. 1521, Luther’s Journey to Worms, Luther’s Testimony before the Diet. April 17 and 18, 1521, Reflections on Luther’s Testimony at Worms, Private Conferences with Luther, The Emperors Conduct, The Ban of the Empire. May 8 (26), 1521, State of Public Opinion. Popular Literature.


IV. THE GERMAN REFORMATION FROM THE DIET OF WORMS TO THE PEASANTS’ WAR, a.d. 1521–1525.:
A New Phase in the History of the Reformation, Luther at the Wartburg. 1521–1522, Luther’s Translation of the Bible, A Critical Estimate of Luther’s Version, Melanchthon’s Theology, Protestant Radicalism. Disturbances at Erfurt, The Revolution at Wittenberg, Carlstadt and the New Prophets, Luther returns to Wittenberg, Luther restores Order in Wittenberg.—The End of Carlstadt, The Diets of Nürnberg, A.D. 1522–1524. Adrian VI, Luther and Henry VIII, Erasmus, Erasmus and the Reformation, The Free-will Controversy. 1524–1527, Wilibald Pirkheimer, The Peasants’ War. 1523–1525


V. THE INNER DEVELOPMENT OF THE REFORMATION FROM THE PEASANTS’ WAR TO THE DIET OF AUGSBURG, a.d. 1525–1530.:
The Three Electors, Luther’s Marriage. 1525, Luther’s Home Life, Reflections on Clerical Family Life, Reformation of Public Worship, Prominent Features of Evangelical Worship, Beginnings of Evangelical Hymnody, Common Schools, Reconstruction of Church Government and Discipline, Enlarged Conception of the Church, Augustin, Wiclif, Hus, Luther, Changes in the Views on the Ministry,


VI. PROPAGATION AND PERSECUTION OF PROTESTANTISM IN GERMANY TILL 1530, VII. THE SACRAMENTARIAN CONTROVERSIES, VIII. THE POLITICAL SITUATION BETWEEN 1526 AND 1529, IX. THE DIET AND CONFESSION OF AUGSBURG. A.D. 1530