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Catholic Reform and Prophetic Renewal in Early Modernity

Catholic Reform and Prophetic Renewal in Early Modernity

Mitchell, Owen

Paperback

Religion General CatholicismGeneral Christianity

ISBN13: 9798233399176
Publisher: Colloquium Verlag
Published: Jan 6 2026
Pages: 268
Weight: 0.69
Height: 0.56 Width: 5.50 Depth: 8.50
Language: English

This book approaches Catholic reform as a multifaceted phenomenon that cannot be reduced to any single narrative or agenda. It was simultaneously a movement of spiritual deepening, as mystics like Teresa of Ávila and John of the Cross articulated sophisticated theologies of prayer and union with God; a program of institutional restructuring, as the Council of Trent reformed clerical education, sacramental discipline, and episcopal governance; a missionary expansion, as new religious orders carried Catholicism to Asia, Africa, and the Americas; a cultural transformation, as the baroque aesthetic expressed reformed Catholic piety in art, architecture, and music; and a social movement, as figures like Vincent de Paul and Louise de Marillac organized systematic responses to poverty and disease. These different dimensions of reform were not separate tracks but interpenetrating realities, and the book will trace the connections among them.

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