Zwingli

by G.R. Potter

Huldrych Zwingli was widely known as a humanist and admirer of Erasmus when he came to Zurich from Glarus and Einsiedeln in 1519. The stages of the Zwinglian Reformation there were marked by the attack on compulsory fasting, images in churches and the doctrine of purgatory, culminating in the rejection of the sacrificial nature of the mass. Like Luther, Zwingli accepted sola scripture as the only criterion by which religious beliefs were to be judged, but he parted company with Luther on the central issue of the nature of the eucharist. Their confrontation at Marburg failed to bring about agreement. A further important challenge came from the Anabaptists, who rejected infant baptism, military service, oaths and payment of tithe. Zwingli's many verbal and written discussions with them and his relations with Grebel, Mentz, Blaurock and Hubmaier form part of the story.

Genres: Biography

452 pages, Hardcover

First published December 30, 1976

Reviews

[Matthew Prydden]

This contains a brief history of Zwingli's life with accompanying excerpts from selected sources related to the various important parts of Zwingli's life. This is a good resource for research and referencing.

[Simon]

Quite good. Excellent historical work. Pretty dry, on the whole. But that's hardly surprising,

[Joel Zartman]

A thorough biography of Zwingli. The account is detailed, learned and engrossing.

[Alex]

Outline of the life of Zwingli. At times it feels more detailed about the broader political history of Switzerland at the time vs. his own life. Somewhat dry.

[Zacharyhursh97]

Very detailed account of the life of Ulrich Zwingli and the surrounding politics and religion. Gets very into the minute details, perhaps too much so at times. However, it is interestingly written.

[Monika]

Took me a long time to read it. It's not easy writting, really hard one, actually. So many details and difficult names and places can be annoying. However there's many information in this biography that is useful and give general look in Zwingli life.