Huldrych Zwingli: His Life & Work

By Ulrich Gäbler

Book Overview

Ulrich Gabler presents an up-to-date, introductory study of the life and work of one of the most important Swiss reformers. Gabler begins with a detailed study of the environment in which Zwingli lived, describing his youth, his student years and early working life. He then focuses on Zwingli's life in Zurich and gives a fresh and detailed account of his emergence as a popular leader of the Reformation movements. Professor Gabler goes on to describe the social, political and ecclesiastical environment of Zurich and the impact on Zwingli. He concludes with a study of the impact of Zwingli himself upon history and how he influenced such figures as Heinrich Bullinger and John Calvin. Book jacket.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0567094499
• ISBN13: 9780567094490
• Release Date: January 1987
• Publisher: UNKNO
• Weight: 0.90 lbs.
• Dimensions: 9.0" x 0.8" x 5.8"