The Martyr as Model

Protestant Piety in the Acts and Monuments of John Foxe
1. Auflage 2026
ISBN: 978-3-525-50281-5
Verlag: Vandenhoeck + Ruprecht

Buch, Englisch, Band Band 114, 284 Seiten, gebunden, Format (B × H): 165 mm x 236 mm, Gewicht: 536 g

Reihe: Refo500 Academic Studies

John Foxe’s Acts and Monuments, better known as Foxe’s Book of Martyrs, is often remembered for its dramatic accounts and political impact. But behind the famous stories lies a deeper goal: Foxe sought to shape the spiritual life of his readers. He saw martyrdom not as spectacle, but as a model of Christian faithfulness. In his book Jamin Todd Eben argues that Acts and Monuments should be read as devotional literature – meant to inspire reformation, deepen personal piety, and renew the church. Foxe’s theology, shaped by exile, reformist ideals, and pastoral concern, drove him to present martyrs as everyday heroes of faith. From edited letters to stirring woodcuts, every part was crafted to call England back to godliness. To understand Foxe rightly is to see him not just as a historian, but as a reformer of hearts.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Eben, Jamin Todd

Weitere Mitwirkende

Selderhuis, Herman J.

Brown, Christopher B.

Mahlmann-Bauer, Barbara

Rasmussen, Tarald

Soen, Violet

Tóth, Zsombor

Wassilowsky, Günther

Westphal, Siegrid

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Religionswissenschaft Religionswissenschaft Allgemein Theologie

Über Autor(innen)

Mahlmann-Bauer, Barbara
Barbara Mahlmann-Bauer ist Professorin em. für „Neuere deutsche Literatur“ an der Universität Bern.

Brown, Christopher B.
Dr. Christopher B. Brown is Associate Professor of Church History at Boston University.

Rasmussen, Tarald
Tarald Rasmussen ist Professor für Kirchengeschichte an der Universität Oslo.

Wassilowsky, Günther
Dr. Günther Wassilowsky ist Professor für Kirchengeschichte an der Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin.

Westphal, Siegrid
Prof. Dr. Siegrid Westphal ist Inhaberin des Lehrstuhls für Geschichte der Frühen Neuzeit an der Universität Osnabrück sowie Direktorin des Forschungszentrums Institut für Kulturgeschichte der Frühen Neuzeit.

Tóth, Zsombor
Dr. Zsombor Tóth is Senior Research Fellow at the Institute for Literary Studies at the Hungarian Academy of Sciences.

Selderhuis, Herman J.
Herman J. Selderhuis ist Professor für Kirchengeschichte an der Theologischen Universität Apeldoorn, Direktor von Refo500, Wissenschaftlicher Kurator der Johannes a Lasco Bibliothek sowie Präsident des Internationalen Calvinkongresses.

Soen, Violet
Dr. Violet Soen is Associate Professor for Early Modern History at the Faculty of Arts at the University of Leuven.