Huldrych Zwingli: His life and work

By Ulrich Gäbler and Ulrich Gabler

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: 0800607619
• ISBN13: 9780800607616
• Release Date: January 1986
• Publisher: Fortrerss Press
• Length: 196 Pages
• Weight: 0.90 lbs.