Book contents
- The Cambridge History of Reformation-Era Theology
- The Cambridge History of Reformation-Era Theology
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Figures
- Acknowledgments
- Contributors
- Abbreviations
- Introduction
- Part One Theology in an Age of Cultural Transformation
- 1 The Printing Press and its Impact on the Production, Proliferation, and Readership of Theological Literature
- 2 Humanism and Theology
- 3 The Changing Role of the Bible in Theological Discourse
- 4 The Regulation of Theology in the Reformation Era
- 5 Political Change and Theological Discourse
- 6 Universities, Monastic Studia, Academies, Seminaries, and Catechesis
- 7 Para-Academic Theology: Theology of the “Uneducated”
- 8 Gender and Theology in the Reformation Era
- 9 The Theologians and the Clergy: Who Were They?
- Part Two Schools and Emerging Cultures of Theology: Diversity and Conformity within Confessions
- Part Three Topics and Disciplines of Theology
- Index
- References
4 - The Regulation of Theology in the Reformation Era
from Part One - Theology in an Age of Cultural Transformation
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 27 September 2023
- The Cambridge History of Reformation-Era Theology
- The Cambridge History of Reformation-Era Theology
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Figures
- Acknowledgments
- Contributors
- Abbreviations
- Introduction
- Part One Theology in an Age of Cultural Transformation
- 1 The Printing Press and its Impact on the Production, Proliferation, and Readership of Theological Literature
- 2 Humanism and Theology
- 3 The Changing Role of the Bible in Theological Discourse
- 4 The Regulation of Theology in the Reformation Era
- 5 Political Change and Theological Discourse
- 6 Universities, Monastic Studia, Academies, Seminaries, and Catechesis
- 7 Para-Academic Theology: Theology of the “Uneducated”
- 8 Gender and Theology in the Reformation Era
- 9 The Theologians and the Clergy: Who Were They?
- Part Two Schools and Emerging Cultures of Theology: Diversity and Conformity within Confessions
- Part Three Topics and Disciplines of Theology
- Index
- References
Summary
The regulation of theology in the Reformation era took many forms. Among the factors that shaped the procedures were the practices of the ancient and medieval church, the particular ecclesiology and polity adopted by various denominations and the authority they gave to their church officials and to new institutions, their credal statements, and the wishes of the Christian rulers in whose territories they functioned.
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- The Cambridge History of Reformation Era Theology , pp. 48 - 73Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2023