Wolfgang Capito (1478-1541) was one of the most important
figures of the Reformation in Southern Germany, a leading churchman
who turned from Catholic to Protestant. A professor of theology and
advisor to the Archbishop of Mainz, he moved to Strasbourg and
worked for two decades toward the reformation of the city, which
became, after Wittenberg, the most active centre of the Reformation
movement.
This volume - the second of three - is a fully annotated
translation of Capito's existing correspondence, covering the years
1524-31, during which the Reformation took root in Strasbourg. It
was characterized by the strenuous efforts of Capito and his fellow
reformer Martin Bucer to enlist the support of the city council in
establishing an evangelical church, to vanquish Catholic opponents
in court, in polemical writings and public disputations. The same
years also saw disputes among the reformers over the interpretation
of the Eucharist. Erika Rummel's head- and footnotes provide
historical context by identifying classical, patristic, and
biblical quotations as well as persons and places.
This volume continues in the tradition of rigorous scholarship
established by the first, providing crucial details on the
evolution of Capito's thought to Reformation scholars.
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