The reformation of suffering : pastoral theology and lay piety in late medieval and early modern Germany /
Rittgers, Ronald K.,1965-
New York ; Oxford : Oxford University Press,
c2012.
Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
Consolation in rite and word in the later Middle Ages -- The consolation tradition in the Latin church -- Suffering and consolation in late medieval mysticism -- Suffering and salvation in the early Luther -- Suffering and the theology of the cross -- Early evangelical consolation literature -- Pastoral care of the sick and suffering in the evangelical church ordinances -- Later evangelical consolation literature I -- Later evangelical consolation literature II -- Lay suffering and solace.
Reformation
Suffering
Pastoral theology
Consolation