A History of the Reformation (Vol. 2 of 2)
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Chapters (623)
- A HISTORY OF THE REFORMATION
- PREFACE.
- CONTENTS BOOK III. THE REFORMED CHURCHES.
- BOOK IV. THE REFORMATION IN ENGLAND.
- BOOK V. ANABAPTISM AND SOCINIANISM.
- BOOK VI. THE COUNTER-REFORMATION.
- BOOK III. THE REFORMED CHURCHES.
- CHAPTER I.
- INTRODUCTION. § 1. The Limitations of the Peace of Augsburg.
- § 2. The Reformation outside Germany.
- § 3. The Reformed type of Doctrine.
- § 4. The Reformed ideal of Ecclesiastical Government.
- § 5. The Influence of Humanism on the Reformed Churches.
- § 6. What the Reformed Churches owed to Luther.
- § 7. National Characteristics.
- CHAPTER II.
- THE REFORMATION IN SWITZERLAND UNDER ZWINGLI. § 1. The political Condition of Switzerland.[9]
- § 2. Zwingli’s Youth and Education.[10]
- § 3. At Glarus and Einsiedeln.
- § 4. Zwingli in Zurich.
- § 5. The Public Disputations.
- § 6. The Reformation outside Zurich.
- § 7. The Sacramental Controversy.[37]
- CHAPTER III.
- THE REFORMATION IN GENEVA UNDER CALVIN.[42] § 1. Geneva.
- § 2. The Reformation in Western Switzerland.
- § 3. Farel in Geneva.
- § 4. Calvin: Youth and Education.
- § 5. Calvin with Farel in Geneva.
- CHAPTER IV.
- THE REFORMATION IN FRANCE.[161] § 1. Marguerite d’Angoulême and the “group of Meaux.”
- § 2. Attempts to repress the Movement for Reform.
- § 3. Change in the Character of the Movement for Reform.
- § 4. Calvin and his Influence in France.
- § 5. Persecution under Henry II.[192]
- § 6. The Organisation of the French Protestant Church.
- § 7. Reaction against Persecution.
- § 8. The higher Aristocracy won for the Reformation.
- § 9. France ruled by the Guises.[207]
- § 10. Catherine de’ Medici becomes Regent.
- § 11. The Conference at Poissy.
- § 12. The Massacre of Vassy.
- § 13. The Beginning of the Wars of Religion.
- § 14. The Massacre of St. Bartholomew.
- § 15. The Huguenot resistance after the Massacre.
- § 16. The beginnings of the League.
- § 17. The League becomes disloyal.[224]
- § 18. The Day of Barricades.[225]
- § 19. The King takes refuge with the Huguenots.
- § 20. The Declaration of Henry IV.[229]
- § 21. Henry IV. becomes a Roman Catholic.
- § 22. The Edict of Nantes.
- CHAPTER V.
- THE REFORMATION IN THE NETHERLANDS.[230] § 1. The Political Situation.
- § 2. The Beginnings of the Reformation.
- § 3. The Anabaptists.
- § 4. Philip of Spain and the Netherlands.
- § 5. William of Orange.
- CHAPTER VI.
- THE REFORMATION IN SCOTLAND.[273]
- BOOK IV. THE REFORMATION IN ENGLAND
- CHAPTER I.
- THE CHURCH OF HENRY VIII.[364]
- CHAPTER II.
- THE REFORMATION UNDER EDWARD VI.[475]
- CHAPTER III.
- THE REACTION UNDER MARY.[495]
- CHAPTER IV.
- THE SETTLEMENT UNDER ELIZABETH.[518]
- BOOK V. ANABAPTISM AND SOCINIANISM
- CHAPTER I.
- REVIVAL OF MEDIÆVAL ANTI-ECCLESIASTICAL MOVEMENTS.
- CHAPTER II.
- ANABAPTISM.[602]
- CHAPTER III.
- SOCINIANISM.[634]
- BOOK VI. THE COUNTER-REFORMATION.
- CHAPTER I.
- THE NECESSITY OF A REFORMATION OF SOME SORT UNIVERSALLY ADMITTED.[642]
- CHAPTER II.
- THE SPANISH CONCEPTION OF A REFORMATION.[649] § 1. The Religious Condition of Spain.
- § 2. Reformation under Ximenes.
- § 3. The Spaniards and Luther.
- § 4. Pope Adrian VI. and the Spanish Reformation.
- CHAPTER III.
- ITALIAN LIBERAL ROMAN CATHOLICS AND THEIR CONCEPTION OF A REFORMATION.[655] § 1. The Religious Condition of Italy.
- § 2. The Italian Roman Catholic Reformers.
- §3. Cardinals Contarini and Caraffa.
- § 4. The Conference at Regensburg.
- CHAPTER IV.
- IGNATIUS LOYOLA AND THE COMPANY OF JESUS.[669] § 1. At Manresa.
- § 2. Ignatius at Paris.
- § 3. The Spiritual Exercises.
- § 4. Ignatius in Italy.
- § 5. The Society of Jesus.
- CHAPTER V.
- THE COUNCIL OF TRENT.[695] § 1. The Assembling of the Council.
- § 2. Procedure at the Council.
- § 3. Restatement of Doctrines.
- § 4. Second Meeting of the Council.
- § 5. Third Meeting of the Council.
- CHAPTER VI.
- THE INQUISITION AND THE INDEX.[724] § 1. The Inquisition in Spain.
- § 2. The Inquisition in Italy.
- § 3. The Index.
- § 4. The Society of Jesus and the Counter-Reformation.
- INDEX.
- FOOTNOTES:
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