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Theodore Beza · 1569 · Treatise
Theodore Beza's "Tractatio de Repudiis et Divortiis" emerged from the pressing pastoral and legal challenges facing Reformed churches in the sixteenth century as they sought to establish biblical grounds for marriage dissolution.…
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Martin Chemnitz · 1571 · Treatise
Martin Chemnitz wrote this systematic treatise on the two natures of Christ in 1571 as part of the broader Lutheran effort to articulate orthodox Christology against both Roman Catholic and Reformed positions.…
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Teresa of Ávila · 1572 · Treatise
For readers of the Song of Songs: her meditations on a few of its verses, on peace and the love of God.
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Girolamo Zanchi · 1572 · Treatise
Girolamo Zanchi's treatise on the Trinity emerged from the doctrinal controversies that continued to roil Protestant territories in the mid-sixteenth century. Writing as professor of theology at Strasbourg, Zanchi confronted both anti-Trinitarian…
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Teresa of Ávila · 1573 · Book
For readers who enjoyed the Life and want the adventure that followed: travel, money, bishops and difficult nuns, told with humour.
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Martin Chemnitz · 1573–1574 · Treatise
Martin Chemnitz's second volume of his systematic critique of the Council of Trent represents the most thorough Lutheran response to the Catholic Counter-Reformation's doctrinal decrees. Written in the decade following the council's…
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Martin Chemnitz · 1573–1586 · Treatise
The third part of Martin Chemnitz's massive critique of the Council of Trent addresses the Catholic Church's decrees on the sacraments, particularly focusing on the Mass, ordination, and extreme unction. Written between…
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Caspar Olevianus · 1574 · Treatise
Caspar Olevianus wrote this dialogue on the Lord's Supper in 1574 as Reformed churches across Europe struggled to articulate their sacramental theology against both Roman Catholic transubstantiation and Lutheran consubstantiation. As co-author…
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Theodore Beza · 1574 · Treatise
Theodore Beza's treatise on the right of magistrates emerged from the religious wars tearing through sixteenth-century France. Writing in 1574 as Calvin's successor in Geneva, Beza confronted a pressing question for Reformed…
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Lancelot Andrewes · 1575–1626 · Other
The Private Devotions of Lancelot Andrewes emerge from the personal prayer life of one of the English church's most learned bishops during the early seventeenth century. Originally composed in Latin, Greek, and…
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Peter Martyr Vermigli · 1576 · Book
Peter Martyr Vermigli's Loci Communes represents one of the most significant theological compendia of the early Reformed tradition. Published posthumously in 1576, this systematic arrangement of theological topics emerged from Vermigli's decades…
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Caspar Olevianus · 1576 · Commentary
Caspar Olevianus composed this exposition of the Apostles' Creed in 1576 as a systematic theological commentary designed to establish Reformed orthodoxy in the Palatinate. Writing during the period of confessional consolidation following…
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Teresa of Ávila · 1576 · Treatise
For readers interested in how Teresa governed: practical instructions for those who inspect convents.
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John of the Cross · 1577–1584 · Poem
For readers of poetry: the hunt of love, a secular falconry song turned to the soul's pursuit of God.
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John of the Cross · 1577–1591 · Book
For readers who want all of John in one place; the individual works are catalogued separately and are better reading copies.
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Teresa of Ávila · 1577 · Book
For readers ready for her mature teaching: the soul as a castle of seven mansions, from first conversion to union; read after the Life and the Way.
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Girolamo Zanchi · 1577 · Treatise
Girolamo Zanchi's De Natura Dei emerged from the theological ferment of late sixteenth-century Reformed orthodoxy, when Protestant scholastics were developing systematic frameworks to articulate and defend Reformed doctrine. Writing as professor at…
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John of the Cross · 1577–1584 · Treatise
For readers drawn to the mystical love of God described as a love story between the soul and Christ; read after the Dark Night.
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John of the Cross · 1578 · Treatise
For anyone passing through a time when prayer and faith have gone dry: the classic account of that darkness and why it is a gift; best read after the poem it explains.
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John of the Cross · 1578–1591 · Poem
For readers of mystical poetry: a gloss on wanting the "I know not what" beyond all beauty.
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John of the Cross · 1578 · Poem
For any reader: the fountain known by faith though it is night; short and memorable.
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John of the Cross · 1578–1580 · Poem
For readers of mystical poetry: a short poem on knowing God beyond knowledge.
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John of the Cross · 1578 · Poem
For readers of devotional poetry: the soul longing to die and see God, on a theme shared with Teresa.
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John of the Cross · 1578 · Poem
For readers of Advent devotion: five lines on the Virgin bearing the Word, asking for lodging. There is no public-domain English translation; reachable here only in Spanish.
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