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Calvinist churches in early modern Europe Hardcover - 2007

by Andrew Spicer


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For ordinary people, the impact of the Reformation would have centred around local parish churches, rather than the theological debates of the Reformers. Focusing on the Calvinists, this volume explores how the architecture, appearance and arrangement of places of worship were transformed by new theology and religious practice. Based on original research and site visits, this book charts the impact of the Reformed faith across Europe, concentrating in particular on France, the Netherlands and Scotland. While in some areas a Calvinist Reformation led to the adaptation of existing buildings, elsewhere it resulted in the construction of new places of worship to innovative new designs. Reformed places of worship also reflected local considerations, vested interests and civic aspirations, often employing the latest styles and forms of decoration, and here provide a lens through which to examine not only the impact of the Reformation at a local level but also the character of the different religious settlements across Europe during the late sixteenth and seventeenth centuries.

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For ordinary people, the impact of the Reformation would have centred around local parish churches, rather than the theological debates of the Reformers. Focusing on the Calvinists, this volume explores how the architecture, appearance and arrangement of places of worship were transformed by new theology and religious practice. Based on original research and site visits, this book charts the impact of the Reformed faith across Europe, concentrating in particular on France, the Netherlands and Scotland. While in some areas a Calvinist Reformation led to the adaptation of existing buildings, elsewhere it resulted in the construction of new places of worship to innovative new designs. Reformed places of worship also reflected local considerations, vested interests and civic aspirations, often employing the latest styles and forms of decoration, and here provide a lens through which to examine not only the impact of the Reformation at a local level but also the character of the different religious settlements across Europe during the late sixteenth and seventeenth centuries.

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  • Title Calvinist churches in early modern Europe
  • Author Andrew Spicer
  • Binding Hardcover
  • Pages 288
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher Manchester University Press
  • Date 2007-11-01
  • Illustrated Yes
  • Features Bibliography, Dust Cover, Illustrated, Index, Table of Contents
  • ISBN 9780719054877 / 0719054877
  • Weight 1.31 lbs (0.59 kg)
  • Dimensions 9.33 x 6.37 x 1.07 in (23.70 x 16.18 x 2.72 cm)
  • Themes
    • Cultural Region: Central Europe
    • Cultural Region: Western Europe
    • Religious Orientation: Christian
    • Theometrics: Academic
    • Theometrics: Reformed
  • Dewey Decimal Code 246.958

About the author


Andrew Spicer is Reader in Early Modern European History at Oxford Brookes University and Director of the AHRC 'The Early Modern Parish Church and the Religious Landscape' project
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