Kirche im Angesicht des Schwarzen Todes 1347-1353
The Black Death, which haunted Europe from 1347 to 1353, confronted church and theology with enormous challenges. The article first looks at the origins of the plague, then it outlines reactions of the church hierarchy, consequences of the plague for the ministry of the church and some of its effect...
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| Format: | Print Article |
| Language: | German |
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EOS-Verlag Erzabtei St. Ottilien
[2020]
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Münchener theologische Zeitschrift
Year: 2020, Volume: 71, Issue: 4, Pages: 310-328 |
| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Church
/ History 1347-1353
/ Plague
/ Piety
/ Church reform
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| IxTheo Classification: | CB Christian life; spirituality CH Christianity and Society KAF Church history 1300-1500; late Middle Ages RB Church office; congregation |
| Summary: | The Black Death, which haunted Europe from 1347 to 1353, confronted church and theology with enormous challenges. The article first looks at the origins of the plague, then it outlines reactions of the church hierarchy, consequences of the plague for the ministry of the church and some of its effects on piety and pious practice. Finally, the article examines various long-term consequences, such as the lower intellectual and moral level of the clergy. Although, times of crisis can be an impetus for transformation, but the example of the plague suggests that they often only accelerate and radicalize processes that have been subliminally in progress for a long time. (English) |
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| ISSN: | 0580-1400 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Münchener theologische Zeitschrift
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