Jews and jesuits in a confessional age: Heinrich Heshusius and the boundaries of community in Hildesheim
The early age of orthodoxy in German Lutheranism was a crucial period of transition and solidification between the conciliatory Formula of Concord in 1577 and the work of early seventeenth-century dogmaticians such as Johann Gerhard (1582-1637). During this "confessional age" Lutheran theo...
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| Format: | Print Article |
| Language: | English |
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University of Chicago Press
2008
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The sixteenth century journal
Year: 2008, Volume: 39, Issue: 3, Pages: 639-655 |
| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Heshusius, Heinrich 1625-1671
/ Hildesheim
/ Jews
/ Jesuits
/ Polemics
/ Lutheran orthodoxy
/ History 1593-1597
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| IxTheo Classification: | BH Judaism KBB German language area KCA Monasticism; religious orders KDD Protestant Church |
| Parallel Edition: | Electronic
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| Summary: | The early age of orthodoxy in German Lutheranism was a crucial period of transition and solidification between the conciliatory Formula of Concord in 1577 and the work of early seventeenth-century dogmaticians such as Johann Gerhard (1582-1637). During this "confessional age" Lutheran theologians struggled to protect the "pure teachings of Luther" while consolidating religious reforms and engaging in polemical battles with Roman Catholics, Calvinists, Anabaptists, and Jews. This article sheds new light on early orthodoxy by examining the career of Heinrich Heshusius (1556-97), a Lutheran superintendent in the north German city of Hildesheim. Together with the town council, mayor, and a network of Lutheran pastors, Heshusius fought what he saw as the dangerous inroads of local Jews and Jesuits, using a variety of political and polemical tactics. This article explores the confessional literature related to the controversy, explains attempts at conversion as well as expulsion, and contributes to ongoing discussions about how clergymen shaped and controlled community in urban, parish, and academic settings. |
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| Item Description: | Heinrich Heshusius (1556-1597) |
| ISSN: | 0361-0160 |
| Contains: | In: The sixteenth century journal
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