The Reformation and Its Configuration in Early Modern Transylvania
The Reformation and Its Configuration in Early Modern Transylvania
Author(s): Ulrich Andreas WienSubject(s): Christian Theology and Religion, History of Church(es), Theology and Religion
Published by: Academia Română – Centrul de Studii Transilvane
Keywords: Catholic Church; Reformation; Transylvanian Saxons; parish priests; church ordinances; tithes; social discipline; hybridity;
Summary/Abstract: The present study provides an overview of the main political and religious events in European history that led to the Reformation of the sixteenth century, and discusses the particular traits of the reception of Reformed ideas in Transylvania, especially the church ordinances and their political impact. Emphasis is put on the Reformation in the Saxon communities of the Transylvania, who adopted a Wittenberg-inspired but nevertheless hybrid form of Reformed theological ideas. The author presents the main characteristics of the ecclesiastical and theological setup of the Universitas Saxonum and the reciprocal influence and cooperation of ecclesial and secular elites, with mental and spiritual consequences not only for the Saxons, but also for the tenant peasant communities in the Transylvanian counties.
Journal: Transylvanian Review
- Issue Year: XXXIV/2025
- Issue No: Suppl. 2
- Page Range: 9-26
- Page Count: 18
- Language: English
