Calvinism in the Polish Lithuanian Commonwealth 1548-1648: The Churches and the Faithful (St Andrews Studies in Reformation History)

Half Title
Series Information
Title Page
Copyright Page
Dedication
Contents
Acknowledgments
Name and Place Conventions
Timeline of the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth
Maps and Illustrations
Part 1 The Commonwealth in the Age of the Reformation
	Chapter 1 Introduction
	Chapter 2 The Land of Many Sects
		2.1 The People and Their Religions
		2.2 The Territories and Their Governance
		2.3 The Reformation in Poland and Lithuania before 1548
Part 2 The Reformed Churches
	Chapter 3 Church Polity
		3.1 The Early Years: 1548–1595
		3.2 Growing Together: 1595–1630s
		3.3 The 1634 Włodawa General Convocation and Its Aftermath
	Chapter 4 The Liturgy
		4.1 The Early Years: 1550–1595
		4.2 Kraiński’s Forma of 1599 and the 1601 Agenda in Lesser Poland
		4.3 Liturgical Developments in the Greater Poland Brethren Churches
		4.4 Reformed Liturgy in the Grand Duchy of Lithuania 1550–1621
		4.5 Toward a Unified Reformed Liturgy in Poland and Lithuania
	Chapter 5 Church Discipline
		5.1 Theological Background of Reformed Church Discipline before 1634
		5.2 The Practice of Reformed Church Discipline before 1634
		5.3 Reformed Church Discipline after the 1634 Włodawa Convocation
	Chapter 6 The Ministry
	Chapter 7 Patterns of Piety
Part 3 The Reformed Faithful
	Chapter 8 The Nobles Convert
	Chapter 9 A Few Sheep Are Better than a Herd of Pigs
	Chapter 10 Calvinists in Royal Towns
	Chapter 11 Calvinist Fishing in Lutheran Waters
	Chapter 12 “Most Fanatical Champions of Their Perfidious Dogmas”—Women and Calvinism in the Commonwealth
	Chapter 13 The Ambiguity of Numbers
	Chapter 14 Conclusion
Bibliography
	Abbreviations
	Primary Sources
	Unpublished Works
	Published Works
Name and Authors Index