Theology in the Reformation and the Counter-Reformation Trinity College Dublin
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    This course will study the political, cultural and religious context in which Catholic theology developed in the Reformation and the Counter-Reformation period. The contribution of the major figures of the European Reformation such as Luther and Calvin will be evaluated critically. The crucial role of the bible, its translation and commentary both by the reformers and by Catholics, will be studied. A clearer statement of Catholic theology will be studied alongside the re-invigorating of the mystical tradition (especially in the works of Teresa of Avila, John of the Cross and the spiritual exercises of Ignatius Loyola) and a vigorous visual restatement of Catholic beliefs in the work of artists like Michelangelo and Caravaggio.

    Updated on 08 November, 2015

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