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Der erste Schweizer Druck von Johann Arndts "Wahrem Christentum" von 1616
No full textResearchers working on Johann Arndt have known for some time of a Zurich imprint of the first book of his True Christianity, which appeared in 1616, but the printing history of this imprint has been completely unknown. The book was published by a previously unknown bookseller named Johann Balthasar Beugger. In this article, his identity is illuminated and his affiliation with the Schwenckfeldians is demonstrated
Alfred Borter, René Zihlmann, Urban Fink und Max Stierlin, Katholiken im Kanton Zürich, 2014
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Wilhelm Reublin als Kopist: Die Abschrift des Arzneibuchs des Johann Poll, Znaim 1549
No full textWilhelm Reublin, a pioneer of Zurich Anabaptism who played an important role in Southwestern Germany and Moravia, lived from 1535 until his death (ca. 1559) in the South Moravian town of Znojmo after his retreat from anabaptist congregational life. To support himself, he took on occasional jobs, among others work as a copyist of Latin texts. It is highly likely that part of the manuscript Pharmacopoeia, cod. 11410 in the Austrian National Library in Vienna, is in his hand
Leo Jud: The Shorter Catechism
No full textEnglish translation of Leo Jud’s "Kuertzer Catechismus" (1538) with biographical sketch
Der Reformpolitiker Martin Seger (ca. 1470–1532) von Tamins/Maienfeld: Reisläufer, Staatsmann und Publizist im Reformationszeitalter
No full textThis article on Martin Seger aims to revive the memory of a personality who played an important role as mercenary leader, politician, poet, and publisher in the Free State of the Three Rhaetic Leagues in the sixteenth century. Born in Tamins of the Grey League, Martin Seger occupied the post of governor of Maienfeld. From here he maintained amicable contact to learned humanists as well as being in contact with the Zurich reformer Huldrych Zwingli. Without attending university, he was highly educated, which enabled him to publish widely on questions of constitutional law as well as on projects concerning social innovations and ecclesiastical reforms
Karl Barths Zwinglivorlesung 1922/23
No full textKarl Barth’s Göttingen lecture on Zwingli from 1922/23 is a must-read. It is not only an excellent – though fragmentary – introduction to Zwingli – and Luther as well, especially concerning the debate on the Eucharist, but it also reveals much of Barth’s fundamental understanding of theology: as humans we do not own the truth, we can only search for it. As Barth said much later in his Bonn lecture on the Heidelberg Catechism of 1948: "We do not possess the Gospel of Jesus Christ as a dead good. We must beware of a capitalistic understanding of Christianity.
Bildersturm im Berner Münster? Berns Umgang mit sakralen Bildern in der Reformation – Symptom der städtischen Herrschaft
No full textAfter the adoption of the Reformation in January 1528, the authorities of the city of Bern gave order to remove sacred images as a logical consequence of the transformations in theology, liturgy and pastoral care. However, selective handling of the order can be observed in the minster. In Bern’s main church, not all sacred images were erased and some have been preserved until today. The article proposes a differentiating use of the German term "Bildersturm" (iconoclasm) which has a historically propagandistic notion. It arose in martial statements of Luther against the "spiritless" riots against images around Karlstadt and Müntzer in 1522/24. In the opinion of the author, "Bildersturm" leads to prejudice and the stereotype of the artless Protestant. The example of image removal in Bern provides a more nuanced view of the phenomenon of Protestant iconoclasm. The first part examines the written sources from the city’s council archives, several Swiss chronicles and theological positions. On this basis, in the second part, the removed and conserved types of sacred images in the Bernese Minster are analysed as a case study. In conclusion, the resolute and selective handling is proposed as the formation of a visual program that strengthened the ideal of strong and fair governance