Beschreibung:
This book provides a comprehensive study of the institutions and strategies that the Italian clergy developed during the Counter-reformation to attract and educate converts to Catholicism.
Introduction 1. The Catechumen Houses in Italy, 1541-1797 2. Superabundant Charity: The Conversion of Protestants 3. The Jewish Sons of the Holy Roman Church 4. The Strange Tale of the Alpine Turncoat: Johann Heinrich Ruegg and the Roman Inquisition 5. A Mercenary Faith: Conversions of Northern Soldiers, 1600-1750 Conclusion