History 441/541
Sixteenth-Century
European Reformations

Reference Guide

An Introductory Bibliography

Primers:
Schism, Conciliarism, and the Crisis of Papal Monarchy
The Institutional Structure of the Holy Roman Empire
The Imperial Reform Movement
Late Medieval Canon Law on Marriage
Reformation Theologies: A Schematic Overview
The Peasants' War: A Concise Overview

Lists:
Holy Roman Emperors
Popes of the “Great Schism” and Conciliar Era
Popes of the Restoration and Counter-Reformation
Diocese and Archdiocese of the Empire

Maps:
Europe in 1400 (1)
Central Europe, ca. 1477
German Diocesan Boundaries, ca. 1500
Europe in 1500 (1)
The Peasants' War, 1524-1526 -- Detail
Reformation in Switzerland, 1536 (bitmap)
Reformation in Switzerland, 1536 (jpeg)
Central Europe, ca. 1547
Central European Confessions, ca. 1560
Europe in 1600

Maps on E-Reserve:

  • Europe in 1400 (2)
  • European Allegiances during the Great Schism
  • The Spread of Printing, 1450-1500
  • Europe in 1500 (2)
  • Ottoman Expansion and Habsburg-Valois Rivalry
  • The Peasants' War, 1524-1526 -- General
  • Extent of Protestant Reform, ca. 1560
  • European Confessions, ca. 1560
  • Huguenot Communities, ca. 1580
  • European Confessions in 1648
Texts:
Dietrich von Nieheim (1340-1418), “On the Union and Reform of the Church”
Decrees of the Council of Constance (1414-1418)
Constitution of the Free City of Strasbourg (24 December 1482)
The Perpetual Public Peace (1495)
The Law of the Common Penny (1495)
Martin Luther, “The Freedom of a Christian” (1520)
“General Reform of the Church in Bern” (1528)
The Augsburg Confession (1530)
Final Recess of the Diet of Augsburg (1530)
“Marriage Law Code for the Duchy of Württemberg” (1537)
First Act of Uniformity 1549 (2 & 3 Edward VI, c. 1)
Ignatius Loyola, The Spiritual Exercises [excerpt]
The Peace of Augsburg (1555) [excerpts]
The Canons and Decrees of the Council of Trent (1545-1563) [entire]
Council of Trent, Rules on Prohibited Books
Canons of the Synod of Dordt (1619)

Websites:
Decrees of All the Ecumenical Councils
The Protestant Reformation (Hannover College)
The Reformation Guide
Project Wittenberg
The Catholic Reformation (Hannover College)
CCEL: Christian Classics Ethereal Library
The Catholic Encyclopedia (1908)
Online Calendar of Saints Days
Bible, Gutenberg Edition (c. 1454)
Bible, King James Version (1611)
Bible, Revised Standard Version


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