European History in Perspective

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Catholic Germany from the Reformation to the Enlightenment

by Marc Forster

Published 19 November 2007

This is one of the first book length studies available in English of the development of Catholic identity and a specific German Catholic culture in the 300 years after the Reformation. The book emphasizes the particular nature of Church institutions in Germany and the vital role of the population in the creation of Catholic practice and belief.