The reformation of suffering
Subtitle: a study of pastoral theology and lay piety in late medieval and early modern Germany
By: Ronald K. Rittgers
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Published: 2012
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 496
ISBN-13: 9780199795086
Subjects: Suffering; Reformation; Consolation; Pastoral theology; History; History of doctrines; Lutheran Church
Description: "Focusing especially on Wittenberg Christianity, The reformation of suffering examines the genesis of Protestant doctrines of suffering among the leading reformers, traces the transmission of these doctrines from the reformers to the common clergy, and examines the reception of these ideas by laypeople. Rittgers underscores the importance of consolation in early modern Protestantism and seeks to challenge a scholarly trend that has emphasized the themes of discipline and control in Wittenberg Christianity." -- Book jacket.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p.         ) and index.
Table of contents: title: Consolation in rite and word in the later Middle Ages; title: The consolation tradition in the Latin church; title: Suffering and consolation in late medieval mysticism; title: Suffering and salvation in the early Luther; title: Suffering and the theology of the cross; title: Early evangelical consolation literature; title: Pastoral care of the sick and suffering in the evangelical church ordinances; title: Later evangelical consolation literature I; title: Later evangelical consolation literature II; title: Lay suffering and solace.