TY - JOUR
AU - Payne, Matthew
AB - sRecent historiography has decentred John Calvin's place within Reformation studies on the grounds that he was neither the wellspring nor the yardstick of Reformed theology (as the unfortunate term ‘Calvinism’ might imply). Calvin was but one influential exponent of Reformed, as distinct from Lutheran, theology in the sixteenth century. The scholarly literature is playing catchup with this shift, with a growing number of studies emerging focusing on the thought of other significant early modern reformers. Heinrich Bullinger (1504–75) is one such reformer whose influence was enormous, but who has not been given the proportionate amount of scholarly attention that he warrants. Bullinger succeeded Huldrych Zwingli (1484–1531) as the leader of the Church in Zurich and was among the most influential Reformed contemporaries of Calvin, with notable influence in England.sThe present volume provides a near-comprehensive account of Bullinger's thought. It represents the final scholarly contribution of William Peter Stephens, who died in early 2019. Stephens is perhaps best known for his work on Bullinger's forebear, The theology of Huldrych Zwingli (Oxford 1986). Before he died, Stephens handed editorial duties for his final work to Jim West and Joe Mock, who ably edited it for publication.sAfter an introductory chapter on Bullinger's 
TI - Book Review: The theology of Heinrich Bullinger
JO - Journal of Ecclesiastical History
DO - 10.1017/S0022046920002985
DA - 2021-04-01
UR - https://www.deepdyve.com/lp/cambridge-university-press/book-review-the-theology-of-heinrich-bullinger-PoF8a61b8S
SP - 420
EP - 422
VL - 72
IS - 2
DP - DeepDyve
ER -