2011 Brill hardcover edition. Light reading wear else very good condition.
From the cover: This book explores Eucharistic conflicts in Augsburg, Germany during the first decade of the Protestant Reformation. The symbolic interpretation of the Eucharist formed part of a broader anti-mediational ideology that its supporters applied to the political, economic, and religious realms.
Contents:
Chapter 1: Augsburg, the Reformation, and the Debate over the Eucharist
Political Developments in Late Medieval and Early Modern Augsburg
Economic Developments in Late Medieval and Early Modern Augsburg
Religion and Religious Developments in Augsburg through the Sixteenth Century
A Synopsis of the Eucharistic Debates in the Empire up to the Marburg Colloquy
Chapter 2: The Schilling Affair: Populism, Revolt, and the Eucharist
Church and City: The Development of 'Zu den Barfußern' in Augsburg
The Preaching and Program of Brother Hans Schilling
Schilling, His Supporters, and the Eucharist as an Interpretive Center
Lay Communion and Rebellion: The Death of Hans Speier
Chapter 3: Michael Keller: The Builder of the Sacramentarian Church in Augsburg
Keller's Preparation for the Eucharistic Conflicts
The Growth of Early Sacramentarianism in Augsburg, 1524
Keller's Early Church-Building Endeavors
Keller's Polemical Program
Chapter 4: Sacramentarian Sects in Augsburg and their Transition to Anabaptism
Linking the Argument for Moral Improvement with a Symbolic View of the Eucharist
Urbanus Rhegius: The Merchant Preacher of Augsburg
Developments among the Sectarians in 1526
The Transition to Anabaptism as Displayed in the Writings of Eitelhans Langenmantel
Chapter 5: The Communal Dimension of the Eucharistic Conflict in Augsburg
The Theological Debate Over the Canon
Anthropological Perspectives on Sacrifice
Sacrifice and Community in the Medieval Mass
Reforms in the Eucharistic Service
Michael Keller's Eucharistic Service and the Fraternity of the Common Man
Zwinglianism, Communalism, and the South German Reformation