A Companion to the Reformation in Geneva: (96 Brill's Companions to the Christian Tradition)

A Companion to the Reformation in Geneva describes the course of the Protestant Reformation in the city of Geneva from the sixteenth to the eighteenth centuries. It explores the beginnings of reform in the city, the struggles the reformers encountered when seeking to teach, minister to, educate, and discipline the inhabitants of Geneva, and the methods employed to overcome these obstacles. It examines Geneva’s relations with nearby cities and how Geneva handled the influx of immigrants from France. The volume focuses on the most significant aspects of life in the city, examines major theological and liturgical subjects associated with the Genevan Reformation, and describes the political, social, and cultural consequences of the Reformation for Geneva. Contributors include: Jon Balserak, Sara Beam, Erik de Boer, Michael Bruening, Mathieu Caesar, Jill Fehleison, Emanuele Fiume, Hervé Genton, Anja Silvia Goeing, Christian Grosse, Scott Manetsch, Elsie McKee, Graeme Murdock, William G. Naphy, Peter Opitz, Jennifer Powell McNutt, Jameson Tucker, Theodore G. Van Raalte, and Jeffrey R. Watt. “This volume is a scholarly and very accessible introduction to the Genevan Reformation that covers history, religious developments, and impact, balancing the perspectives of both historians and theologians. The contributors present an extraordinarily well-rounded view of Geneva during the Reformation. It will be a tremendous aid to scholarship and the book that the next generation of scholars will use both as a handy reference and as the starting point for future work.” Amy Nelson Burnett, University of Nebraska-Lincoln

About the Author :
Jon Balserak, Ph.D. (2002, Edinburgh University) is Senior Lecturer in Early Modern Religion at the University of Bristol. His publications include John Calvin as Sixteenth-Century Prophet (Oxford, 2014) and Calvinism: A Very Short Introduction (Oxford, 2016).

Review :
“This volume will be welcomed by advanced undergraduate students as well as scholars of Reformation Geneva and of the European Reformations more broadly. It illustrates how the recent decades of scholarship have begun to reshape our understanding of how and why the Reformation developed in Geneva and encourages us to continue asking new questions about the traditional narrative.” Karen E. Spierling, Denison University. In: Church History and Religious Culture, Vol. 102, Nos. 3–4 (2022), pp. 559–561. “I commend this exceptional tome to your attention. If the Reformation is a field which interests you, then you will need to read it so as to be on the cutting edge of the discussions in the field. Wherever your interests lead you, let them lead you here, to this book. Even if it’s a bit of a detour, it is a worthy use of your time [...]. Seriously. Read this book.” Jim West, Ming Hua Theological College / Charles Sturt University, in Zwinglius Redivivus. “This volume is a scholarly and very accessible introduction to the Genevan Reformation that covers history, religious developments, and impact, balancing the perspectives of both historians and theologians. The contributors present an extraordinarily well-rounded view of Geneva during the Reformation. It will be a tremendous aid to scholarship and the book that the next generation of scholars will use both as a handy reference and as the starting point for future work.” - Amy Nelson Burnett, University of Nebraska-Lincoln