Why did the Reformation take root in some places and not others? Although many factors were involved, the varying character of penitential preaching across Euro

This volume is comprised of thirteen essays that explore penitential teachings and practices from the late fifteenth to the early seventeenth centuries in Weste

This anthology provides a broad overview of the social history of preaching throughout Western and Central Europe, with sections devoted to genre, specific coun

She reconstructs popular attitudes about such issues as original sin, free will, purgatory, the devil, the sacraments, and the magical arts.