Eccher, Stephen Brett

Cover

Title Page

Copyright

Dedication

Acknowledgments

Author's Clarification

Introduction

Zwingli the Student

The Renaissance Humanist

First Ministerial Posts

The Shepherd Meets His Flock

The Start of a Revolution

Realizing Reformation

Expanding Reformation

Violent Demise

Chapter 1: The Swiss Preacher

Preaching at Glarus and Einsiedeln

A Historic Promise

Early Zurich Sermons

Ire Diverted toward Rome

The Firstfruits of Preaching

Continued Labors and Securing Support

Bearing Factitious Fruit

Hermeneutics and Homiletics

Pastoral Reflections

Gospel Harvest

Conclusion

Chapter 2: The Reformation of Worship

A Dramatic Ecclesial Shift

Embracing the Word

Loosing God's Voice

Sowing Seeds of Schism

Affinity for Images

Rejecting Idolatry

The Sound of Silence

Purifying the Church

A Bountiful Harvest

Weekly Gathering around the Word

A New Meal

Chapter 3: Unveiling the Gospel

A New Mediator

Scripture and Salvation

Loosed from Lent

The Heart of the Gospel

God's Heavenly Pledge

The Zurich Church and Israel

Knowing Thyself and Finding Christ

The Fruits of Faith

Chapter 4: The Sovereign Lord of Zurich

Early Reflections

God and War

Humanity's Helping Hand

An Unexpected Adversary

Zwingli's "Plague Song"

Lessons Learned

A Surrender to God's Sovereignty

Understanding the Shift

Making Sense of Evil

The Providence of God

Lord of All or Nothing at All

Chapter 5: Gospel Partnerships

Erasmus

Humanist Sodality

The People's Word

A Helpmeet in the Gospel

Painful Betrayal

The Zurich Prophezei

A True Son in the Faith

Chapter 6: The Broken Body of Christ

Early Teachings and Allusions

One True Sacrifice

The People's Pledge to Remember

More than Mere Memorial

The Flesh Is of No Avail

A Crucial Act of Faith

Growing Controversy

Mishap at Marburg

Five Theses on Zwingli

Thesis 1: The Way of the Cross Does No Violence

Thesis 2: Avoid Conflating Kingdom with Christendom

Thesis 3: Distinguish between Scriptural Authority and Scriptural Interpretation

Thesis 4: Beware the Blind Spots

Thesis 5: Understand the Responsibility of Remembrance

Abbreviations

Bibliography

Primary Sources

Secondary Sources

Subject & Author Index

Scripture Index

Old Testament

New Testament

__The Reformer at war__ In _Zwingli the Pastor,_ Stephen Brett Eccher tells the story of Huldrych Zwingli (1484-1531), embattled pastor and reformer. Zwingli's ministry in Zurich was characterized by conflict--conflict that fueled him. It influenced his theological development, inspired his commitment to bring reform, and compelled his devotion to the congregation he led through the tumult of the Reformation.  
  
Eccher reveals a complex Zwingli, whose life and legacy continue to influence Protestantism today.

A Life in Conflict

Zwingli the Pastor

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