Crossing Borders - Impact of Reformation in Transylvania ...
Wien, Ulrich A. / Wien, Ulrich A. / Selderhuis, Herman J. / Brown, Christopher B. / Frank, Günter / Mahlmann-Bauer, Barbara / Rasmussen, Tarald / Soen, Violet / Tóth, Zsombor / Wassilowsky, Günther / Westphal, Siegrid
In pre-Reformation period Transylvania existed a pluriconfessional situation. Therefor the impulses of the Wittenberg Reformation quickly found a resonance in the humanist bourgeoisie of Transylvania-Saxon cities. A spiritual openness is to be noted, but also the effort to inform the neighbouring ethnic groups directly about it and to convince them. Romanian and Hungarian translations and prints were published on site. Controversial theologica...