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Introduction: “But One Body”—Early Modern Transnational Protestantism and English Literature

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Pan-Protestant Heroism in Early Modern Europe

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With characteristic pugnaciousness, Martin Luther, embroiled in debate, succinctly and confidently defined the Christian church: “thank God, a seven-year-old child knows what the church is, namely, holy believers and sheep who hear the voice of their Shepherd.”

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Chovanec, K. (2020). Introduction: “But One Body”—Early Modern Transnational Protestantism and English Literature. In: Pan-Protestant Heroism in Early Modern Europe. Early Modern Literature in History. Palgrave Macmillan, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-40705-6_1

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