The Reception of the Reformation in Valangin, Switzerland, 1547-1588
The records of the consistory of Valangin, Switzerland provide useful information concerning the reception of the Reformed faith in a rural community. The morals court of this small seigneurie convoked people for truancy from church, refusal to take communion, disruption of church services, and othe...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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Sixteenth Century Journal Publishers, Inc.
1989
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The sixteenth century journal
Year: 1989, Volume: 20, Issue: 1, Pages: 89-104 |
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| Summary: | The records of the consistory of Valangin, Switzerland provide useful information concerning the reception of the Reformed faith in a rural community. The morals court of this small seigneurie convoked people for truancy from church, refusal to take communion, disruption of church services, and other transgressions that revealed a certain aversion to the imposition of the new faith. The records for the first forty years (1547-1588) of the consistory's existence indicate that residents of Valangin initially showed considerable resistance to the Reformed faith, causing the consistory to resort to fines, prison sentences, and humiliating public acts of penance to enforce Protestantism–the preaching and encouragement of pastors clearly did not suffice to effect religious change. After a decade or two, however, the number of delinquents greatly diminished, indicating that officials had successfully changed outward religious behavior, if not inward piety. |
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| ISSN: | 2326-0726 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: The sixteenth century journal
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.2307/2540526 |