Catholic Germany from the Reformation to the Enlightenment [Hardcover]

This is one of the first book length studies available in English of the development of Catholic identity and a specific German Catholic culture in the 300 years after the Reformation. The book emphasizes the particular nature of Church institutions in Germany and the vital role of the population in the creation of Catholic practice and belief.

Acknowledgements.- Map.- Introduction.- Catholic Germany Before Trent.- The Counter-Reformation Episode: 1570s to 1620s.- The Thirty Years' War.- The German Church after 1650.- Baroque Catholicism.- German Catholicism in the late Eighteenth Century.- Conclusion.- Notes.- Bibliography.- Index.

MARC R. FORSTER is Professor of History at Connecticut College, USA.One of the first book length studies available in English on this neglected subject
Provides an accessible synthesis of a wide range of European scholarship
Ideal for students and scholars interested in Catholicism and religion more generally