Indulgences after Luther: Pardons in Counter-Reformation France, 1520}}}1720 [Hardcover]

Indulgences have been synonymous with corruption in the Catholic Church ever since Martin Luther nailed his ninety-five theses to the church door in Wittenberg in 1517. Tingle explores the nature and evolution of indulgences in the Counter Reformation and how they were used as a powerful tool of personal and institutional reform.Indulgences have been synonymous with corruption in the Catholic Church ever since Martin Luther nailed his ninety-five theses to the church door in Wittenberg in 1517. Tingle explores the nature and evolution of indulgences in the Counter Reformation and how they were used as a powerful tool of personal and institutional reform.Introduction  Indulgences After Luther: Pardons in Counterreformation France; Chapter 1 Indulgences Debated: The Reformation of Pardons, 15171720; Chapter 2 The Production and Consumption of Pardons: The Creation, Dissemination and Reception of Indulgences; Chapter 3 Sites of Salvation: Acquiring Pardons at Home and Away; Chapter 4 Indulgences and Individual Strategies for Salvation; Chapter 5 Places, Objects and Salvation: The Materiality of Pardons; concl Conclusion;US? Taylor & Francis 2015