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Note: Some texts
are buried deep in e-archives. If title link does not work, click source.
Protestant Reformation
Kathleen & Thomas Stewart's elegant archive
of the works of the non-conformist preacher, whose graphic narratives (like Pilgrim's
Progress) inspired the imagination of English speaking Protestants.
Full text of 1530 theological constitution
presented by German Protestant princes to Emperor Charles V (The
Book of Concord).
Extensively hyperlinked
biography of French reformer (Wikipedia).
Henry Beveridge's 1599 English
translation of the Geneva reformer's masterpiece of systematic theology
(posted by Center for Reformed
Theology & Apologetics).
Full text of John Todd's 1982 biography traces
Luther's struggles & catalogues his lasting achievements (posted by Religion-Online).
Seminal 1529 handbook of Christian
faith that not only molded Lutheran theology but influenced all later
catechisms, Catholic as well as Protestant (The
Book of Concord).
David Whitford's survey of the
German reformer's life and thought includes an extensive bibliography of
primary & secondary sources (Internet
Encyclopedia of Philosophy).
Companion to PBS documentary includes an
interactive day
in the life of a monk.
Illustrated biography of Luther's humanistic
colleague (Concordia Historical Institute).
Concordia's Robert E. Smith coordinates a
collegial project dedicated to putting the works of Martin Luther (1483-1546)
& other Lutheran reformers on the WWW in the original language &
English translation. In addition to various worship materials the archive
currently includes Luther's 95
theses (1517), his small
& large
catechisms, Melanchthon's History
of the Life & Acts of Luther &
the Augsburg Confession (1530).
Gateway to internet resources on development of
Protestantism arranged by era: pre-Reformation
(before 1517), Reformation
(1517-1603), post-Reformation
(1603-1700). An eclectic selection of sources for later centuries: Enlightenment,
19th,
20th, &
21st c. (Historicist.com).
Topical list of links to primary on-line
resources posted by the Internet
Archive of Texts & Documents (Hanover College).
Hans Rollmann's index to on-line editions of
writings by Protestant reformers from Luther thru Schwenkfelder.
Laurence Bates' attractive catalog lists online
academic resources by major Protestant reformers & national church reform
movements (Michigan State U).
Shane Rosenthal maintains a mega-archive &
Web gateway to works by the 16th c. Protestant reformers & their
theological heirs.
Barry McWilliams' links to internet resources
on John Knox & the Stewart dynasty..
David Garrett's brief overview of the Anglican
church's liturgical reformer (Prayer Book Society of Canada).
Exquisite introduction to the father of the
English reformation & translator of the Bible (Fire
for the Ploughman).
Barry McWilliams provides a brief overview of
pre-Protestant reformers with extensive links to on-line resources on the
English Lollards & Moravians.
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Roman Catholic Reform
Topical list of links to primary
on-line resources posted by the Internet
Archive of Texts & Documents (Hanover College).
Biography of reforming mystic Juan
de Yepes y Alvarez
Links to works about founder of
the Jesuits & his Spiritual
Exercises (Christian Classics Ethereal Library).
Links to works by & about
founder of the discalced Carmelites (Christian Classics Ethereal Library).
Hyper-linked biography of
the 16th c. Spanish Carmelite reformer (Austrian Province of Teresian Carmel).
Brief biography of the
founder of the Jesuits by Norman O'Neal.
Richard Cross summarizes the history &
contents of the Vatican's Index
of Forbidden Books.
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Missionary Expansion & Revivals
Posts cyberexhibit on
John
Wesley & a
virtual library of links to web resources on all the Wesleys,
George Whitefield, Francis Asbury, &
others who influenced the early Methodist movement.
Linda Morgan Clark's
extensive list of links to electronic resources.
Complete text of John Bunyan's
1678 allegory of the Christian life from the viewpoint of an English Puritan (Internet
Sacred Text Archive).
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Modern Christianity
Bi-lingual (English/German)
website of institute at U of Göttingen dedicated to research on 1885-ca.1925
movement in German religious scholarship that spawned many of the major trends
in 20th c. biblical studies & theology. Posts capsule biographies (in
German) of Wilhelm
Bousset, Hermann
Gunkel, Ernst
Troeltsch, Johannes
Weiss, William
Wrede, Ruldof
Otto, & others; with on-line
research by Gerd Lüdemann, Alf
Özen, etc.
Excerpt of 1934 manifesto drafted by
Karl Barth & other leaders of the German "Confessing Church" in
resistance to the theological pretensions of the Nazi regime with historical
notes. For ET of full text see Theological
Declaration of Barmen.
Official
Vatican biography,
speeches & writings of Joseph Ratzinger, the current pope.
Full text of Karl Rahner's 1967
book analyzing the changes in the Roman Catholic Church in the wake of Vatican
II (posted by Religion Online).
Richard W. Adams posts lyrics,
music & background material on over 2,000 standard devotional songs that
have shaped theological views of adherents of many Christian denominations.
The International Bonhoeffer Society's site
offers a brief
biography of the German
theologian who was executed in a Nazi prison camp weeks before Hitler's
suicide (April 1945) & sources
for researchers.
Website of the most provocative contemporary
biblical scholar in Germany posts on-line interviews (in German) on
his views regarding Jesus' full humanity ("Jesus,
the Sinner"),
death
& resurrection, & the Christian
creed as well as a paper trail of the controversy sparked by his 1998
book, The Great Deception. Recent PDFs (in English) include an overview
of the
evolution of early Christianity & a
critique
of Pope Benedict XVI's 2006 book, Jesus of Nazareth.
Official Vatican biography, speeches &
writings of Karol Wojtyla, the late pope.
Writings of recently canonized founder of
controversial Roman Catholic sanctification movement, Opus Dei.
Catholic Information Center provides biographical information, pictures and extensive
quotes on the saintly humanitarian's religious & social views.
Full text of Elton Trueblood's 1944 analysis
the ills modern civilization & the short-comings of individualistic
religion & his prophetic call for a redemptive society for the new
millennium (posted by Religion
Online).
Full text of Paul Tillich's 1948 book defining
the Protestant principle as a "restless, critical, and creative"
impulse & calling for a new reformation to meet the de-humanizing aspects
of modern society (posted by Religion
Online).
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