Noble Patrons and Religious Innovators in 18th-Century Germany
The Case of Johann Lorenz Schmidt
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 3562218 |
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| Authors | Paul Spalding, Paul S Spalding (Illinois College, corresponding author) |
| Year | 1996 |
| Volume | 65 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 376-388 |
| Publication date | 1996-09-01 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Church History (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0009-6407 • E-ISSN: 1755-2613 |
| Publisher | Cambridge University Press (CUP) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.2307/3169936 |
| OpenAlex | W2120203644 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 2 |
Imperial law strictly prohibited religious novelty in eighteenth-century Germany. The Westphalian Peace accords of 1648, which served as the constitutional framework for the German empire until Napoleon, banned all public expression objectionable to the three sanctioned churches: the Roman Catholic, Lutheran, and Calvinist or Reformed. Various ordinances applied the Westphalian definitions broadly, but the jurisdictional quilt of the empire frustrated implementation. In particular, noble patrons could enable a writer accused of spreading heterodox, antichurch, or even anti-Christian views to remain active and influential
Ancient history · Archaeology · Democracy · Empire · German · Political science · Politics · Roman Empire · Westphalian sovereignty · History · Law · Reformation and Early Modern Christianity
| Highly cited | No |
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