Description: 'Moderation' in Reformation Europe was in short supply. Yet numerous individuals and regimes found themselves forced into positions of moderation as they were caught in the crossfire of confessional debate. Presenting individual case studies and national attempts at conciliation, this collection of essays outlines various approaches towards understanding moderation in Reformation Europe and examines the way moderation was perceived and manipulated in an age of confessional conflict.
Review Quotes: '... the volume's most valuable contribution is its expanded and more nuanced understanding of the Reformation's middle parties.' Journal of Ecclesiastical History 'All told, the collection is good value and well worth reading.' Sixteenth Century Journal 'This book is a very welcome addition to the growing historical literature on Reformation Europe which looks beyond the polemics and the admittedly abundant episodes of intolerance and religious violence to what was very likely a majority of people who, although they thought of their opponents as damnable heretics, were content to leave their judgment to a higher authority.' The Catholic Historical Review