Were We Ever Protestants?

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<p>This anthology discusses different aspects of Protestantism, past and present.</p><p>Professor Tarald Rasmussen has written both on medieval and modern theologians, but his primary interest has remained the reformation and 16th century church history. In stead of a traditional «Festschrift» honouring the different fields of research he has contributed to, this will be a focused anthology treating a specific theme related to Rasmussens research profile.</p><p>One of Professor Rasmussen's most recent publications, a little popularized book in Norwegian titled «What is Protestantism?», reveals a central aspect research interest, namely the Weberian interest for Protestantisms cultural significance. Despite difficulties, he finds the concept useful as a Weberian «Idealtypus» enabling research on a phenomenon combining theological, historical and sociological dimensions. Thus he employs the Protestantism as an integrative concept to trace the makeup of todays secular societies.</p><p>This profiled approach is a point of departure for this anthology discussing important aspects of historiography in reformation history: Continuity and breaks surrounding the reformation, contemporary significance of reformation history research, traces of the reformation in todays society.</p><p>The book relates to current discussions on Protestantism and is relevant to everyone who want to keep up to date with the latest research in the field.<br></p>

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<strong>Sivert Angel</strong> und<strong>Hallgeir Elstad</strong>, Universität Oslo;<strong>Eivor Oftestad</strong>, MF Norwegian School of Theology, Oslo, Norwegen.

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