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THE COUNTER
REFORMATION

Softcover book by A.G. Dickens
W * W NORTON COMPANY INC.
First American edition 1968
© 1968 by A.G. Dickens

" About this book

The reform of the Catholic Church in the sixeteenth century
was historically as important as the contemporary Protestant
Reformation. Though never committed solely to fighting
Protestantism, it inevitably also became a Counter
Reformation, since it soon faced the threat created by
Luther and his successors. The century between the career
of Ignatius Loyola and that of Vincent de Paul became a
classic age of Catholicism. The lives of saints, popes
and secular champions could hardly be made more fascinating
by any novelist. While paying due attention to the great
characters, the author also considers the broader political,
social and cultural features of the Counter Reformation. "

" Contents

PREFACE

I CRITICS AND CONTROLLERS OF THE CHURCH, c. 1490-1530

II THE MEDIEVAL SOURCES OF CATHOLIC REVIVAL

III AUGUSTINE AND LUTHER

IV EARLY CATHOLIC REFORMERS AND CHAMPIONS

V THE RELIGIOUS ORDERS

VI THE RISE OF THE JESUITS

VII THE POPES AND REFORM TO 1545

VIII THE COUNCIL OF TRENT TO 1559

IX THE LAST PHASE AT TRENT

X THE REFORMED PAPACY AND THE EUROPEAN POWERS

XI THE FLOWERING OF THE CATHOLIC REFORMATION

XII DISCUSSION

THE POPES 1484-1655

SELECTED READING LIST

LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS

INDEX "

This book is in very good condition with minor edgewear and a crease on the front cover.
No torn, ripped or missing pages.
Many of the pages have some yellow highlighting.

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