Dr Bridget Heal is a Lecturer at the University of St Andrews, UK and Professor Ole Grell is Professor in Early Modern History at the Open University, UK.

• Contents: Introduction, Bridget Heal; Part I Princes: Hubmaier, Schappeler, and Hergot on social revolution, Tom Scott; The politics of law and gospel: the Protestant prince and the Holy Roman Empire, C. Scott Dixon; Rich and poor in Reformation Augsburg: the city council, the Fugger bank and the formation of a bi-confessional society, Bernd Roeck; The contest for control of urban centres in Southwest France during the early years of the Wars of Religion, Kevin Gould. Part II Clergy: The 'new clergies' in Europe: Protestant pastors and Catholic Reform clergy after the Reformation, Luise Schorn-Schütte; The clergy and parish discipline in England, 1570-1640, Christopher Haigh; The Virgin Mary and the publican: Lutheranism and social order in Transylvania, Christine Peters; Kirk in danger: Presbyterian political divinity in 2 eras, Michael F. Graham. Part III People: Fairies, Egyptians and elders: multiple cosmologies in Post-Reformation Scotland, Margo Todd; Sacred spas? Healing springs and religion in Post-Reformation Britain, Alexandra Walsham; The reformation of astronomy, Adam Mosley; French books at the Frankfurt fair, Andrew Pettegree; Index.

’The quality of the contributions to this volume is extremely high...’ Journal of British Studies ’The essays are of uniformly high quality and offer arguments born of careful research. Specialists and non-specialists alike will appreciate the intelligence and clarity with which the authors put forward and defend these arguments.’ Church History ’Scholars of the Reformation and Lutheranism in particular will find much of interest in this carefully edited volume containing twelve essays that offer compelling glimpses into emerging areas of Reformation research and scholarship.’ Lutheran Quarterly ’This holistic collection offers a topically rich mosaic of early modern Christianity. It answers existing questions and opens new ones, and as such can be of use to scholars and students alike.’ Sixteenth Century Journal