Church Reform on the Eve of Luther
Sponsoring Organization(s)
American Cusanus Society
Organizer Name
Christopher M. Bellitto
Organizer Affiliation
Kean Univ.
Presider Name
Wendy Love Anderson
Presider Affiliation
Washington Univ. in St. Louis
Paper Title 1
Matěj of Janov's Vision of Reform
Presenter 1 Name
Stephen E. Lahey
Presenter 1 Affiliation
Univ. of Nebraska-Lincoln
Paper Title 2
Personal Reform from the Pulpit: Pierre d'Ailly's Sermons
Presenter 2 Name
Christopher M. Bellitto
Paper Title 3
The Cardinal Grants Indulgences: Cusanus in the Jubilee Year 1450
Presenter 3 Name
Thomas M. Izbicki
Presenter 3 Affiliation
Rutgers Univ.
Start Date
11-5-2017 3:30 PM
Session Location
Schneider 1225
Description
On the eve of the 500th anniversary of Luther’s 95 Theses in October 2017, this a panel examines the state of the late medieval church in a European-wide context beyond the typical Rome-Wittenberg fault lines. We engage the most recent historiographical trends, which take us away from notions of institutional and hierarchical reform that previously dominated the discussion and into the areas of spirituality, personal reform, and pastoral renewal on the diocesan and even parish level. Thus, this panel explores not top-down reform efforts that failed in the centuries or decades before Luther, but rather bottom-up movements that achieved a measure of success during the late Middle Ages.
Donald F. Duclow
Church Reform on the Eve of Luther
Schneider 1225
On the eve of the 500th anniversary of Luther’s 95 Theses in October 2017, this a panel examines the state of the late medieval church in a European-wide context beyond the typical Rome-Wittenberg fault lines. We engage the most recent historiographical trends, which take us away from notions of institutional and hierarchical reform that previously dominated the discussion and into the areas of spirituality, personal reform, and pastoral renewal on the diocesan and even parish level. Thus, this panel explores not top-down reform efforts that failed in the centuries or decades before Luther, but rather bottom-up movements that achieved a measure of success during the late Middle Ages.
Donald F. Duclow