Martin Bucer as a pioneer of the Reformation reconciliation
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Martin Bucer, English reformation, reformation in Strasbourg, Protestant reconciliation, the Holy MassAbstract
The article concerns the life and work of Martin Bucer, protestant reformer based in Strasbourg. His life was a great attempt to heal the growing rift between the two leading reformers – Martin Luther and Huldrych Zwingli, especially in the Eucharist, and the reconciliation of Protestants and Catholics. He influenced Lutheran, Calvinist, and Anglican doctrines and practices. Bucer was originally a member of the Dominican Order, but then he began to work for the Reformation. He became an ardent admirer of Erasmus, and soon an enthusiastic disciple of Luther. He believed that the catholics could be convinced to join the Reformation. In Strasburg his activities included many sphere of action. He became the chief reformer of the city and was connected with many important religio–political events of the period. Bucer took a new rite of Mass and church discipline. In England, he helped with the reform of the local Church and the new prayer book. He depended more on dialogue and gaining their opponents, rather than fighting for the theoretical issues of doctrine. For a clear statement of doctrine he was always ready to substitute vague formulas in the interest of unity. His ministry did not lead to the formation of a new denomination. He is remembered as an early pioneer of ecumenism.
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