History Of The Christian Church Volume VIII : Modern Christianity, The Swiss Reformation

Cover......Page 1
About this book......Page 2
Table of Contents......Page 3
History of the Christian Church......Page 9
Preface......Page 10
Postscript......Page 13
Switzerland before the Reformation......Page 14
The Swiss Reformation......Page 16
The Genius of the Swiss Reformation compared with the German......Page 18
Literature on the Swiss Reformation......Page 20
The Zwingli Literature......Page 23
Zwingli's Birth and Education......Page 26
Zwingli in Glarus......Page 27
Zwingli in Einsiedeln......Page 31
Zwingli and Luther......Page 33
Zwingli called to Zurich......Page 36
Zwingli's Public Labors and Private Studies......Page 37
Zwingli during the Pestilence......Page 38
The Open Breach. Controversy about Fasts. 1522......Page 42
Petition for the Abolition of Clerical Celibacy. Zwingli's Marriage......Page 43
The Sixty-seven Conclusions......Page 45
The Public Disputations. 1523......Page 47
The Abolition of the Roman Worship. 1524......Page 49
The Reformed Celebration of the Lord's Supper......Page 50
Other Changes. A Theological School. The Carolinum. A System of Theology......Page 51
The Translation of the Bible. Leo Judae......Page 52
Church and State......Page 53
Zwingli's Conflict with Radicalism......Page 55
The Baptismal Controversy......Page 59
Persecution of the Anabaptists......Page 63
The Eucharistic Controversy. Zwingli and Luther......Page 64
The Works of Zwingli......Page 66
The Theology of Zwingli......Page 67
The Swiss Diet and the Conference at Baden, 1526......Page 71
The Reformation in Berne......Page 73
The Reformation in Basel. Oecolampadius......Page 76
The Reformation in Glarus. Tschudi. Glarean......Page 82
The Reformation in St. Gall, Toggenburg, and Appenzell. Watt and Kessler......Page 85
The Grisons (Graubünden)......Page 89
The Reformation in the Grisons. Comander. Gallicius. Campell......Page 92
The Reformation in the Italian Valleys of the Grisons. Vergerio......Page 97
Protestantism in Chiavenna and the Valtellina, and its Suppression......Page 103
The Congregation of Locarno......Page 106
Zwinglianism in Germany......Page 107
The First War of Cappel. 1529......Page 108
The First Peace of Cappel. June, 1529......Page 111
Between the Wars. Political Plains of Zwingli......Page 113
Zwingli's Last Theological Labors. His Confessions of Faith......Page 114
The Second War of Cappel. 1531......Page 116
The Death of Zwingli......Page 118
Reflections on the Disaster at Cappel......Page 121
The Second Peace of Cappel. November, 1531......Page 123
The Roman Catholic Reaction......Page 125
Zwingli. Redivivus......Page 127
Literature......Page 129
Heinrich Bullinger. 1504-1575......Page 130
Antistes Breitinger (1575-1645)......Page 135
Oswald Myconius, Antistes of Basel......Page 136
The Helvetic Confessions of Faith......Page 138
Literature on Calvin and the Reformation in French Switzerland......Page 140
The Condition of French Switzerland before the Reformation......Page 147
William Farel (1489-1565)......Page 150
Farel at Geneva. First Act of the Reformation (1535)......Page 153
The Last Labors of Farel......Page 155
Peter Viret and the Reformation in Lausanne......Page 156
Antoine Froment......Page 158
John Calvin compared with the Older Reformers......Page 159
Calvin's Place in History......Page 161
Calvin's Literary Labors......Page 164
Tributes to the Memory of Calvin......Page 166
Calvin's Youth and Training......Page 189
Calvin as a Student in the French Universities. a.d. 1528-1533......Page 193
Calvin as a Humanist. Commentary on Seneca......Page 196
Calvin's Conversion. 1532......Page 197
Calvin's Call......Page 198
The Open Rupture. An Academic Oration. 1533......Page 201
Persecution of the Protestants in Paris. 1534......Page 202
Calvin as a Wandering Evangelist. 1533-1536......Page 203
Calvin at Basel. 1535 to 1536......Page 205
Calvin's Institutes of the Christian Religion......Page 206
From Basel to Ferrara. The Duchess Renée......Page 218
Calvin's Arrival and Settlement at Geneva......Page 220
First Labors and Trials......Page 221
The Reformers introduce Order and Discipline......Page 223
Expulsion of the Reformers. 1538......Page 226
Calvin in Strassburg......Page 228
The Church of the Strangers in Strassburg......Page 231
The Liturgy of Calvin......Page 232
Calvin as Theological Teacher and Author......Page 235
Calvin at the Colloquies of Frankfurt, Worms, and Regensburg......Page 237
Calvin and Melanchthon......Page 241
Calvin and Sadolet. The Vindication of the Reformation......Page 249
Calvin's Marriage and Home Life......Page 261
The State of Geneva after the expulsion of the Reformers......Page 269
Calvin's Recall to Geneva......Page 271
Calvin's Return to Geneva. 1541......Page 274
The First Years after the Return......Page 276
Survey of Calvin's Activity......Page 280
Calvin's Idea of the Holy Catholic Church......Page 282
The Visible and Invisible Church......Page 289
The Civil Government......Page 291
Distinctive Principles of Calvin's Church Polity......Page 294
Church and State......Page 297
The Ecclesiastical Ordinances......Page 299
The Venerable Company and the Consistory......Page 302
Calvin's Theory of Discipline......Page 304
The Exercise of Discipline in Geneva......Page 307
Calvin's Struggle with the Patriots and Libertines......Page 309
The Leaders of the Libertines and their punishment: -- Gruet, Perrin, Ameaux, Vandel, Berthelier......Page 313
Geneva Regenerated. Testimonies Old and New......Page 321
Calvin's Commentaries......Page 326
The Calvinistic System......Page 334
Predestination......Page 339
Calvinism examined......Page 351
Calvin's Theory of the Sacraments......Page 359
Baptism......Page 360
The Lord's Supper. The Consensus of Zuerich......Page 362
Calvin as a Controversialist......Page 365
Calvin and Pighius......Page 366
The Anti-Papal Writings. Criticism of the Council of Trent. 1547......Page 368
Against the German Interim. 1549......Page 370
Against the Worship of Relics. 1543......Page 372
The Articles of the Sorbonne with an Antidote. 1544......Page 374
Calvin and the Nicodemites. 1544......Page 375
Calvin and Bolsec......Page 378
Calvin and Castellio......Page 381
Calvinism and Unitarianism. The Italian Refugees......Page 385
Calvin and Laelius Socinus......Page 388
Bernardino Ochino. 1487-1565......Page 390
Caelius Secundus Curio. 1503-1569......Page 397
The Italian Antitrinitarians in Geneva. Gribaldo, Biandrata, Alciati, Gentile......Page 398
The Eucharistic Controversies. Calvin and Westphal......Page 402
Calvin and the Augsburg Confession. Melanchthon's Position in the Second Eucharistic Controversy......Page 405
Calvin and Heshusius......Page 410
Calvin and the Astrologers......Page 413
The Servetus Literature......Page 415
Calvin and Servetus......Page 419
Catholic Intolerance......Page 423
Protestant Intolerance. Judgments of the Reformers on Servetus......Page 426
The Early Life of Servetus......Page 433
The Book against the Holy Trinity......Page 434
Servetus as a Geographer......Page 437
Servetus as a Physician, Scientist, and Astrologer......Page 440
Correspondence of Servetus with Calvin and Poupin......Page 441
“The Restitution of Christianity”......Page 444
The Theological System of Servetus......Page 446
The Trial and Condemnation of Servetus at Vienne......Page 458
Servetus flees to Geneva and is arrested......Page 461
State of Political Parties at Geneva in 1553......Page 462
The First Act of the Trial at Geneva......Page 463
The Second Act of the Trial at Geneva......Page 466
Consultation of the Swiss Churches. The Defiant Attitude of Servetus......Page 469
Condemnation of Servetus......Page 470
Execution of Servetus. Oct. 27, 1553......Page 471
The Character of Servetus......Page 473
Calvin's Defence of the Death Penalty for Heretics......Page 474
A Plea for Religious Liberty. Castellio and Beza......Page 477
Calvin Abroad......Page 479
Calvin's Catholicity of Spirit......Page 480
Geneva an Asylum for Protestants from all Countries......Page 481
The Academy of Geneva. The High School of Reformed Theology......Page 482
Calvin's Influence upon the Reformed Churches of the Continent......Page 484
Calvin's Influence upon Great Britain......Page 489
Calvin's Last Days and Death......Page 491
Calvin's Last Will, and Farewells......Page 496
Calvin's Personal Character and Habits......Page 501
Theodore Beza......Page 507
Life of Beza to his Conversion......Page 508
Beza at Lausanne and as a Delegate to the German Princes......Page 510
Beza at the Colloquy of Poissy.......Page 512
Beza as the Counsellor of the Huguenot Leaders......Page 514
Beza as the Successor of Calvin, down to 1586......Page 516
Beza's Conferences with Lutherans......Page 518
Beza's Last Days......Page 519
Beza's Writings......Page 521
Appendix......Page 524
Index of Scripture References......Page 529
Greek Words and Phrases......Page 531
German Words and Phrases......Page 533
French Words and Phrases......Page 548