The Longman companion to the European Reformation, c. 1500-1618

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Of the dates for Luther's career and evidence for his theological development. The indulgences dispute (1514-18). Broadening conflict (1518-19). Luther's excommunication (1520-21) -- Sect. 4. The implantation of the reformation in Germany, Scandinavian lands and Swiss cantons. The Holy Roman Empire. Reformation and reaction in selected German principalities. The Great Peasants' War (1524-26). The German reformation in its urban setting. Imperial leagues. The reformation in Baltic lands. The reformation in Switzerland -- Sect. 5. Sectarian lineages. Radical typologies. Early enthusiasts and lay preachers. Anabaptist persecution and diaspora. The anabaptist rising at Munster. Spiritualists. Refugee radicals. Unitarian churches.