A real presence : religious and social dynamics of the Eucharistic conflicts in early modern Augsburg, 1520-1530 / / by Joel Van Amberg.

• Superior document: Studies in the history of Christian traditions, v. 158
• Author: Van Amberg, Joel.
• Year of Publication: 2012
• Language: English
• Series: Studies in the history of Christian traditions ; v. 158.
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (280 p.)
• Notes: Description based upon print version of record.

This book explores conflicts in Augsburg, Germany during the first decade of the Protestant Reformation over the meaning and celebration of the Eucharist. Seeking to account for the strong appeal among the population of a symbolic interpretation of the Eucharist, it situates the theological debate in the context of conflict between guild members and the leading citizens in the city council over perceived growing political authoritarianism and the political future of the city, and between artisans and powerful merchant elites over changing economic realities of the early-modern economy. The author argues that the adoption of a symbolic interpretation of the Eucharist formed part of a broader anti-mediational ideology that its supporters applied in the realms of politics, economics, and religion.

Table of Contents

Preliminary Material -- Introduction -- Augsburg, the Reformation, and the Debate over the Eucharist -- The Schilling Affair: Populism, Revolt, and the Eucharist -- Michael Keller: The Builder of the Sacramentarian Church in Augsburg -- Sacramentarian Sects in Augsburg and their Transition to Anabaptism -- The Communal Dimension of the Eucharistic Conflict in Augsburg -- Conclusion -- Work Cited -- Index of Subjects -- Index of Places -- Index of Persons.