By C. Scott Dixon
This e-book examines the connection among the Reformation stream of the 16th century and the agricultural inhabitants of Germany. Over 90 percentage of the inhabitants lived within the nation-state, and but thus far they've got obtained scant recognition. The adventure of the Reformation via the common villager is defined, and an try is made to appreciate the villagers all alone phrases: their ideals, their customs, and their types of rule. the result's an unique paintings that either examines a big occasion comparable to the Reformation and judges it through the factors (and frequently the phrases) of the folks themselves.
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While Vogtherr was attempting to usher in the new faith, Hans Dietrich was defending the Catholic mass, the sacramentals, the Pope, and 41 42 43 Sehling, pp. 84-7. See the analysis of the contents by Krodel, 'State and Church', pp. 164-6. Krodel sees the sermon as a triumph of Politik over religion, as Casimir was now acting in the capacity of a bishop in telling the clergy what to preach. The sermon defined the freedom of the Christian man as obedience to the secular authorities. Krodel is certainly correct to point out that Casimir believed the unrest had been spread by the unqualified preaching of the Word.
L K A N , MKA, spez. 720, fos. 14—15 (11 August 1529). 'Und so es zimlich wer zu sagen, als vil prister, als mancherley m e p \ StaN, Ansbacher Religionsakten, III, Tom. XI, fo. 44, St Sebastian's Day, 1529. Letter from Althamer and Rurer to the margrave. StaB, C3 49, fos. 13-24. (28 February 1531). This was later published as a pamphlet. 30 Margrave Georg the Pious the draft was unclear on the principle points of the Lutheran faith. Spengler returned the draft to the commission (now in session without Osiander's help) and it was reworked, incorporating many of Spengler's proposals.
The objective was twofold: to contain the spread of divisive ideas and to limit the growth of partisan disquiet. The picture that emerges from the parishes during Casimir's reign is not one of isolated confessional groupings, but rather one of confusion and uncertainty. Lutheranism had not been uniformly established through popular support. 42 Wei(3 claimed that masses and Catholic rites were still dominant, and even in those places where the Gospel was preached the Word was being abused. 43 But this is the voice of an educated Lutheran minority.
