`This is a work of very special character ... a work of fine
nuances, a study in which the complicated network of the
post-Reformation ecclesiastical situation in Germany and
Scandinavia is explored by means of approaching it from various
different angles ... Throughout the work, personal and collective
forms of devotional life receive much attention ... This is a rich
book; all the more interesting because of its idiosyncratic
structure. It is not a
manual in the traditional sense ... a work which, just because of
its originality, may be considered a valuable addition to the
steadily expanding Oxford History of the Christian Church.'
Journal of Theological Studies
`Although the text is crowded with informative portraits of
scholars, church leaders, devotional authors, architects, and
musicians, it also offers important interpretive insights ... Hope
deserves praise for his pioneering work, which contributes much
both to comparative church history and to our understanding of a
neglected aspect of the modernization process in Central and
Northern Europe.'
American Historical Review
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