Reformation and the Culture of Persuasion (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9780521602648)

Why did people choose the Reformation? What was in the evangelical teaching that excited, moved or persuaded them? Andrew Pettegree tackles these questions directly by re-examining the reasons that moved millions to this decisive and traumatic break with a shared Christian past. He charts the separation from family, friends, and workmates that adherence to the new faith often entailed and the new solidarities that emerged in their place. He explores the different media of conversion through which the Reformation message was communicated and the role of drama, sermons, song and the book. His findings offer a persuasive new answer to the critical question of how the Reformation could succeed as a mass movement in an age before mass literacy.

Author: Andrew Pettegree
ISBN-10: 0521602645
ISBN-13: 9780521602648
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Language: English
Published: 06/23/2005
Pages: 252
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.75lbs
Size: 8.90h x 6.00w x 0.60d