Sober, strict, and scriptural : collective memories of John Calvin, 1800-2000 / / edited by Johan de Niet, Herman Paul and Bart Wallet.
Calvinism’s influence and reputation have received ample scholarly attention. But how John Calvin himself – his person, character, and deeds – was remembered, commemorated, and memorialized, is a question few historians have addressed. Focussing on the nineteenth and twentieth centuries, this volume...
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| Superior document: | Brill's series in church history, v. 38 |
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| Year of Publication: | 2009 |
| Edition: | 1st ed. |
| Language: | English |
| Series: | Brill's series in church history ;
v. 38. Brill's series in church history. Religious history and culture series ; v. 2. |
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (408 p.) |
| Notes: | Description based upon print version of record. |
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| Summary: | Calvinism’s influence and reputation have received ample scholarly attention. But how John Calvin himself – his person, character, and deeds – was remembered, commemorated, and memorialized, is a question few historians have addressed. Focussing on the nineteenth and twentieth centuries, this volume aims to open up the subject with chapters on Calvin’s monumentalization in statues and museums, his appearance in novels, children’s books, and travel writing, his iconic function for Hungarian nationalists and Presbyterian missionaries to China, his reputation among Mormons and freethinkers, and his rivalry with Michael Servetus in French Protestant memory. The result is a fresh contribution to the field of religious memory studies and an invitation to further comparative research. Contributors include: R. Bryan Bademan, Patrick Cabanel, R. Scott Clark, Thomas J. Davis, Stephen S. Francis, Joe B. Fulton, Botond Gaál, Stefan Laube, Johan de Niet, Herman Paul, James Rigney, Michèle Sacquin, Jonathan Seitz, Robert Vosloo, Bart Wallet, and Valentine Zuber. |
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| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 1282400983 9786612400988 904742770X |
| ISSN: | 1572-4107 ; |
| Hierarchical level: | Monograph |
| Statement of Responsibility: | edited by Johan de Niet, Herman Paul and Bart Wallet. |