One of the major challenges faced by the emergent Protestant faith
was how to establish itself in a hitherto Catholic world. A key way
it found to achieve this was to create a common identity through
the fashioning of history, emphasising Protestantism's legitimacy
and authority. In this study, the life and works of one of the
earliest and most influential Protestant historians, Johann Sleidan
(1506-1556) are explored to reveal how history could be used to
consolidate the new confession and the states which adopted it.
Sleidan was commissioned by leading intellectuals from the
Schmalkadic League to write the official history of the German
Protestant movement, resulting in the publication in 1555 of De
statu religionis et reipublicae, Carolo Quinto, Caesare,
Commentarii. Overnight his work became the standard account of the
early Reformation, referenced by Catholics and Protestants alike in
subsequent histories and polemical debates for the next three
centuries. Providing the first comprehensive account of Sleidan's
life, based almost entirely on primary sources, this book offers a
convincing background and context for his writings. It also shows
how Sleidan's political role as a diplomat impacted on his work as
a historian, and how in turn his monumental work influenced
political debate in France and Germany. As a moderate who sought to
promote accommodation between the rival confessions, Sleidan
provides a fascinating subject of study for modern historians
seeking to better understand the complex and multi-faceted nature
of the early Reformation.
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