Calvinism in the Polish Lithuanian Commonwealth 1548-1648

...offers An In-depth History Of The Reformed Churches In The Polish-lithuanian Commonwealth In Their First Hundred Yers. Dr. Kazimierz Bem Analyses Church Polity, Liturgy, The Practices Of Calvinist Church Discipline And Piety, And The Reasons For Conversion To And From Calvinism In All Strata Of The Society. Drawing On Extensive Research In Primary Sources, Dr. Bem Challenges The Dominant Narrative Of Protestant Decline After 1570 And Argues For A Continued Flourishing Of Calvinism In The Commonwealth Until The 1630s. -- This Book Is A Product Of Not Just My Own Work And Research, But Also Of All The Kindness, Support, And Encouragement I Received For Over Eight Years Since I First Embarked On This Task. Professor Bruce Gordon From Yale Divinity School Deserves Both The Credit And The Blame For Suggesting To Me That I Write This Book. His Words Of Encouragement And Critique Throughout This Process Were Much Appreciated. He And Professor Brian Spinks Deserve To Be Thanked For Being My S.t.m Thesis Advisors When I First Thought About Writing About The Polish And Lithuanian Reformed. See Acknowledgements'. Page [ix]. By Kazimierz Bem. Includes Bibliographical References And Index.