Nails in the Wall: Catholic Nuns in Reformation Germany Hardcover - 2005 - 1st Edition
by Amy Leonard
From the rear cover
During the Protestant Reformation, Martin Luther took the biblical maxim "be fruitful and multiply" and used it within the realm of marriage as the cornerstone of his new Christian community. By denying the spiritual superiority of celibacy and introducing new tenets regarding gender, marriage, chastity, and religious life, Luther challenged one of the key expressions of Catholicism--monastic life. Yet many religious living in cloistered communities, particularly women, refused to accept these new terms and successfully opposed the new Protestant culture.
Focusing primarily on a group of Dominican nuns in Strasbourg, Germany, Amy Leonard's Nails in the Wall outlines the century-long battle between these nuns and the Protestant city council. Using their charm, wealth, and political and social connections, the nuns were able to sustain their Catholic practices. Leonard's in-depth archival research uncovers letters about and records of the nuns' struggle to maintain their religious beliefs and way of life in the face of Protestant reforms. She tells the story of how they worked privately to keep Catholicism alive--continuing to pray in Latin, smuggling in priests to celebrate Mass, and secretly professing scores of novices to ensure the survival of their convents. This fascinating and heartening study shows that, far from passively allowing the Protestants to dismantle their belief system, the women of the Strasbourg convents were active participants in the battle over their vocation and independence.
Details
- Title Nails in the Wall: Catholic Nuns in Reformation Germany
- Author Amy Leonard
- Binding Hardcover
- Edition number 1st
- Edition 1
- Pages 240
- Volumes 1
- Language ENG
- Publisher University of Chicago Press, Chicago, Illinois, U.S.A.
- Date 2005-07-29
- Illustrated Yes
- Features Bibliography, Dust Cover, Illustrated, Index, Table of Contents
- ISBN 9780226472577 / 0226472574
- Weight 1.1 lbs (0.50 kg)
- Dimensions 9.26 x 6.46 x 0.85 in (23.52 x 16.41 x 2.16 cm)
-
Themes
- Cultural Region: Germany
- Cultural Region: Western Europe
- Religious Orientation: Catholic
- Religious Orientation: Christian
- Library of Congress subjects Reformation - Germany, Germany - Church history - 16th century
- Library of Congress Catalog Number 2005000955
- Dewey Decimal Code 271.972
More Copies for Sale
Nails in the Wall: Catholic Nuns in Reformation Germany
by Leonard, Amy
- Used
- good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Used - Good
- Binding
- Hardcover
- ISBN 10 / ISBN 13
- 9780226472577 / 0226472574
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Seller
-
Seattle, Washington, United States
- Item Price
-
$51.37FREE shipping to USA
Show Details
Nails in the Wall: Catholic Nuns in Reformation Germany
by Amy Leonard
- New
- Hardcover
- Condition
- New
- Binding
- Hardcover
- ISBN 10 / ISBN 13
- 9780226472577 / 0226472574
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Seller
-
Southport, Merseyside, United Kingdom
- Item Price
-
$68.76$12.60 shipping to USA
Show Details
Nails in the Wall Catholic Nuns in Reformation Germany
by Amy Leonard
- New
- Hardcover
- Condition
- New
- Binding
- Hardcover
- ISBN 10 / ISBN 13
- 9780226472577 / 0226472574
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Seller
-
Exeter, Devon, United Kingdom
- Item Price
-
$72.33$12.67 shipping to USA
Show Details
Nails in the Wall: Catholic Nuns in Reformation Germany (Women in Culture and Society)
by Leonard, Amy
- New
- Hardcover
- Condition
- New
- Binding
- Hardcover
- ISBN 10 / ISBN 13
- 9780226472577 / 0226472574
- Quantity Available
- 5
- Seller
-
campbelltown, Florida, United States
- Item Price
-
$94.00$10.00 shipping to USA
Show Details
Nails in the Wall: Catholic Nuns in Reformation Germany (Women in Culture and Society)
by Leonard, Amy
- New
- Hardcover
- Condition
- New
- Binding
- Hardcover
- ISBN 10 / ISBN 13
- 9780226472577 / 0226472574
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Seller
-
San Diego, California, United States
- Item Price
-
$159.11$5.45 shipping to USA