Responses to Religious Division, C. 1580-1620

Public and Private, Divine and Temporal
Erscheinungsjahr 2017
ISBN: 978-90-04-33076-4
Verlag: Brill

Buch, Englisch, 290 Seiten, Format (B × H): 159 mm x 244 mm, Gewicht: 566 g

Reihe: St Andrews Studies in Reformation History

In this study Natasha Constantinidou considers the views articulated by the scholars Pierre Charron (1541-1603), Justus Lipsius (1547-1606), Paolo Sarpi (1552-1623) and King James VI and I (1566-1625), in response to the religious ruptures of their time. Though rarely juxtaposed, all four authors were deeply affected by the religious divisions. In their works, they denounced religious zeal, focusing on non-dogmatic piety. Drawing on classical tradition and church history, they set out to offer consolation to the people of a war-torn continent and to discuss means of reconciliation. Their responses sought to define the role of religion in public and private. They emphasised the need for lay control of religious affairs as the only way of ensuring peace, whilst circumscribing belief and its practice to the private realm.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Constantinidou, Natasha

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Geschichtliche Themen Militärgeschichte
• Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Weltgeschichte & Geschichte einzelner Länder und Gebietsräume Europäische Geschichte
• Geisteswissenschaften Religionswissenschaft Religionswissenschaft Allgemein Religionsgeschichte

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Acknowledgments

List of illustrations

Introduction

1. The Republic of Letters: Authors, Contexts, Networks

2. Human Wisdom and Moderation versus Indifference and Superstition: Charron’s Response to Religious Conflict

3. Prudence and Constancy: Justus Lipsius’s Advice for Times of Public Affliction

4. The Limits Between Lay and Ecclesiastical Jurisdiction: Paolo Sarpi’s Reaction to a Century of Confessional Conflict

5. Peaceful Coexistence through Lay Supremacy: James VI and I and the Struggle for a ‘Middle’ Way

Conclusions

Bibliography

Index

Über Autor(innen)

Natasha Constantinidou, Ph.D. (Edinburgh) is Lecturer in European History at the University of Cyprus. She was previously Research and Teaching Fellow at the University of St Andrews. She has published on early modern intellectual and book history.