Dénes Dienes: History of the Reformed Church Collég in Sárospatak (Sárospatak, 2013)
CONTENTS
CONTENTS FOREWARD 5 Dénes Dienes THE PROTESTANT SCHOOL IN THE 16TH CENTURY 7 Sárospatak in brief 7 The vague beginnings of Protestant schooling, 1538-1557 9 In the Spirit of Melanchthon 1558-1576 11 The humanist Reformed college 1577-1599 14 Notes 19 FLOURISHING AND SCATTERING THE REFORMED COLLEGE IN THE 17TH CENTURY 21 Briefly on Sárospatak 21 Home of Reformed Theological Education between 1600 and 1637 22 School life 24 The educational reform in 1629 and its consequences 32 The Puritan debate arena - breach and renewal in 1638 - 1649 35 Comenius in Sárospatak between 1650 and 1654 38 The “most popular seminary of the Calvinist plague ”(1655-1671) 41 Tension and disruptions in the school - student unrest 44 The school is forced to leave Sárospatak 48 Turtur gemens - the College in exile (1672 - 1703) 49 Notes 53 THE SCHOOL IN ITS “OLD NEST” AGAIN HISTORY OF THE COLLEGE BETWEEN1703 AND 1777 57 The situation in Sárospatak of those of the Reformed faith 57 From Kassa to Sárospatak 58 Fight for survival, 1710 -1714 59 János Csécsi Jr. - a unique period in the history of the College 62 Laying the foundations for growth 64 Notes 74
