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Book Reviews / Church History and Religious Culture 87 (2007) 537-588 567 A my N elson B urnett , Teaching the Reformation: Ministers and Th eir Message in Basel, 1529-1629 [Oxford Studies in Historical Th eology]. Oxford University Press, New York 2006, 448 pp. ISBN 0195305760. £ 45. Th e city of Basel underwent a series of radical changes in the course of the sixteenth century which were destined to alter its image and character for a long time to come. In 1501 the imperial city became a full member of the Swiss Confederation. Th e strengthening of ties with the rest of Switzerland at the expense of its links with south- ern Germany which were once so strong encountered considerable opposition. Th e progressive advance of Protestantism was also resisted, and it was not until 1529 that the Senate had to abandon its equilibrium between the old faith and the new and eliminate Catholic ceremonies. At first, moreover, the city’s traditional friendship with Strasbourg entailed an ambivalence in the Protestantism it adopted. Th is could be maintained thanks to the moderate Simon Sulzer, who sympathised with Luther and succeeded Myconius as pastor of the cathedral parish in
Church History and Religious Culture (formerly Nederlands Archief voor Kerkgeschiedenis) – Brill
Published: Jan 1, 2007
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