{"product_id":"the-reformation-of-the-keys-ronald-k-rittgers-9780674011762","title":"The Reformation of the Keys: Confession, Conscience, and Authority in Sixteenth-Century Germany","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe Catholic Church's claims to spiritual and temporal authority rest on Jesus' promise in the gospels to give Peter the keys to the kingdom of heaven. In the sixteenth century, leaders of the German Reformation sought a fundamental transformation of this \"power of the keys\" as part of their efforts to rid Church and society of alleged clerical abuses. Central to this transformation was a thoroughgoing reform of private confession. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eUnlike other Protestants, Lutherans chose not to abolish private confession but to change it to suit their theological convictions and social needs. In a fascinating examination of this new religious practice, Ronald Rittgers traces the development of Lutheran private confession, demonstrating how it consistently balanced competing concerns for spiritual freedom and moral discipline. The reformation of private confession was part of a much larger reformation of the power of the keys that had profound implications for the use of religious authority in sixteenth-century Germany. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAs the first full-length study of the role of Lutheran private confession in the German Reformation, this book is a welcome contribution to early modern European and religious history.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Ronald K. Rittgers\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0674011767\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780674011762\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Harvard University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/15\/2004\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 330\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.37lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.46h x 6.56w x 1.06d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eChoice\u003c\/i\u003e 11\/01\/2004 pg. 501\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooks \u0026amp; Culture\u003c\/i\u003e 11\/01\/2005 pg. 8","brand":"Ronald K. Rittgers","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":43920451895551,"sku":"9780674011762","price":93.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/products\/img_19913f73-483d-4915-8667-c7962eb2c00b.jpg?v=1680815441","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-reformation-of-the-keys-ronald-k-rittgers-9780674011762","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}