The Council of Trent: Reform and Controversy in Europe and Beyond (1545-1700)

Volumes 1-3

Edited by Wim François Edited by Violet Soen Associate editor Christopher B. Brown Associate editor GĂ¼nter Frank Associate editor Bruce Gordon Associate editor Barbara Mahlmann-Bauer Associate editor Tarald Rasmussen Associate editor Violet Soen Associate editor Zsombor TĂ³th Associate editor GĂ¼nther Wassilowsky Associate editor Siegrid Westphal

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Extent: 1150 pages

Publisher: Vandenhoeck & Ruprecht

Subjects: Religious Studies

Series: Refo500 Academic Studies (R5AS)

Language: English

Hardback (Published)

(September 2018)

ISBN: 9783525552452

6.14 x 9.49 inches

Price: $438.00

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Three Volumes about the Council of Trent and its impact in Europe.


Exactly 450 years after the solemn closure of the Council of Trent on 4 December 1563, scholars from diverse regional, disciplinary and confessional backgrounds convened in Leuven to reflect upon the impact of this Council, not only in Europe but also beyond. Their conclusions are to be found in these three impressive volumes. Bridging different generations of scholarship, the authors reassess in a first volume Tridentine views on the Bible, theology and liturgy, as well as their reception by Protestants, deconstructing many myths surviving in scholarship and society alike. They also deal with the mechanisms ‘Rome’ developed to hold a grip on the Council’s implementation. The second volume analyzes the changes in local ecclesiastical life, initiated by bishops, orders and congregations, and the political strife and confessionalisation accompanying this reform process. The third and final volume examines the afterlife of Trent in arts and music, as well as in the global impact of Trent through missions.

Dr. Violet Soen is assistant professor of Early Modern History at Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, Belgium. Dr. Wim Francois is assistant professor of Church History and the History of Theology at Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, Belgium.

  • Edited by Wim François
  • Edited by Violet Soen
  • Associate editor Christopher B. Brown
  • Associate editor GĂ¼nter Frank
  • Associate editor Bruce Gordon
  • Associate editor Barbara Mahlmann-Bauer
  • Associate editor Tarald Rasmussen
  • Associate editor Violet Soen
  • Associate editor Zsombor TĂ³th
  • Associate editor GĂ¼nther Wassilowsky
  • Associate editor Siegrid Westphal