Early Swiss Reformers: Resources and Links

The Reformation comes to Switzerland: Zurich, Basle, Berne, St. Gall; and Southern Germany: Strasbourg and Constance - 1520 - 1531

Published Resources

• History of the Christian Church: Volume 8: Book 2: Chapters 1 - 6, by Philip Schaff
• The New Cambridge Modern History: Volume II: The Reformation by G. R. Elton (ed.) Cambridge: 1958 Chapter 4: The Swiss Reformers and the Sects (E. G. Rupp)
• History of Protestantism, Book Eight: and Book Eleven - by James Wylie
  The History of Protestantism Research Index
• The Reformation of the Sixteenth Century by Roland Bainton
• Patterns of Reformation by Ernest Gordon Rupp
• The Creeds of Christendom: Volume 1 - History of the Creeds, by Philip Schaff
• Reformed Confessions of the 16th Century by Arthur C. Cochrane

Online Resources

• The Background of the Swiss Reformation
  • The Waldenses
    • THE HISTORY OF THE WALDENSES By J. A. Wylie (1808-1890) London: Cassell and Company, c1860 (second link)
    • Catholic Encyclopedia: Waldenses
  • Erasmus: Eldrbarry's Resources
  • Thomas Wyttenbach . . A German Page - his lectures influenced Zwingli evangelical viewpoint
  • Martin Luther: Eldrbarry's Resources
  • John Eck - A foe to the Reformation, he debated most of the early Protestant reformers
    • Catholic Encyclopedia: John Eck

• Ulrich Zwingli in Zurich: Eldrbarry's Resources
  • Sights -- Zurich Tourism -- Grossmunster Church, Zurich
  • Catholic Encyclopedia: Zurich
  • Leo Jud in Zurich (German)
  • Christopher Froschauer: Publisher of the Zurich Reformation
  • Heinrich Bullinger in Zurich - Zwingli's successor
    • Heinrich Bullinger: Covenant Theologian
    • Bullinger and the Second Helvetic Confession
    • Heinrich Bullinger and the Reformation in Zurich - a bibliography

• Johann Oecolampadius and Oswald Myconius in Basle
  • Basel
  • Catholic Encyclopedia: Basle-Lugano
  • Oecolampadius: Lighthouse of the Reformation by John Dyck
  • Catholic Encyclopedia: Oecolampadius
  • Johannes Oecolampadius: the Scholar Reformer of Basle - a bibliography
  • Frobenius: Erasmus' Publisher at Basle
  • Carlstadt in Basle

• Wolfgang Capito, Caspar Hedio in Basle and Strasbourg
  • The Electronic Capito Project includes a chronology and his letters
  • Wolfgang Capito (German)
  • Wolfgang Capito : From Humanist to Reformer (Studies in Medieval and Reformation Thought , No 17) by J.M. Kittelson (August 1997) Brill Academic Publishers; ISBN: 9004043128

• Berthold Haller in Berne
  • Berne Famous for its cathedral and clock tower.
  • Catholic Encyclopedia: Berne

• Joachim Vadian in St. Gall:
  • St. Gallen and it's cathedral
  • Catholic Encyclopedia: Abbey of St. Gall
  • Joachim Vadian (von Watt): Reforming Burgomaster of St.Gall
  • < Vadian (Joachim von Watt) der Reformator German - use Babel Fish.

• Martin Bucer in Strasbourg: Eldrbarry's Resources
  • Catholic Encyclopedia: Strasbourg
  • Catholic Encyclopedia: Constance

• Philip Melanchthon: Eldrbarry's Resources

• The Anabaptists and the Swiss Brethren Eldrbarry's resources

  Links to Swiss and Other Reformation Resources

  • A Swiss Reformation Bibliography on the World Wide Web
  • Institut fur schweizerische Reformationsgeschichte
  • H. Henry Meeter Center for Calvin Studies
  • St. Andrews Reformation Studies Institute
  • Centre for Reformation and Renaissance Studies
  • The Electronic Sixteenth Century Journal
  • Iter. The Bibliography of Renaissance Europe
  • The National Center for Swiss-American Studies, Inc.

  Links to Swiss and Other Search Engines

  • Swiss Search
  • Blue Window

  A note on spelling: I find "Basle" and "Berne" spelled two different ways, "Strasbourg" three ways, "Ulrich" three ways, "Bucer" three ways, etc. Spellings may not be uniform on the pages linked from this site; and if you are researching on the Web, be sure to try the varient spellings in your searches. Also take note that most of the Reformers had both Swiss/ German and also Latin names as well.

  Additional Resources on these men and their work are needed. If you have any suggestions of Published or Online materials concerning the early Swiss Reformation and its Reformers - Please e-mail them to me!

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