Catholic reform in the age of Luther : : Duke George of Saxony and the church, 1488-1525 / / Christoph Volkmar ; translated by Brian McNeil and Bill Ray.

• Superior document: Studies in medieval and reformation traditions, Volume 209
• VerfasserIn: Volkmar, Christoph,
• TeilnehmendeR: McNeil, Brian,; Ray, Bill,
• Place / Publishing House: Leiden ;, Boston : : Brill,, [2017]; ©2017
• Year of Publication: 2017
• Language: English; German
• Series: Studies in medieval and Reformation traditions ; 209.
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (717 pages).
• Other title: Reform statt Reformation.
• Bibliography: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• ISBN: 9004353860
• ISSN: 1573-4188
• Hierarchical level: Monograph
• Statement of Responsibility: Christoph Volkmar ; translated by Brian McNeil and Bill Ray.

In his portrait of Duke George of Saxony (1471–1539) Christoph Volkmar offers a fresh perspective on the early Reformation in Germany. Long before the Council of Trent, this book traces the origins of Catholic Reform to the very neighborhood of Wittenberg. The Dresden duke, cousin of Frederick the Wise, was one of Luther's most prominent opponents. Not only did he fight the Reformation, he also promoted ideas for renewal of the church. Based on thousands of archival records, many of them considered for the first time, Christoph Volkmar is mapping the church politics of a German prince who used the power of the territorial state to boost Catholic Reform, marking a third way apart from both Luther and Trent. This book was orginally published in German as Reform statt Reformation. Die Kirchenpolitik Herzog Georgs von Sachsen, 1488-1525 .