Background
Bullinger was born at Bremgarten on July 18, 1504, the son of Heinrich Bullinger senior, dean of the capitular church, and Anna Wiederkehr.
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Heinrich Bullingers Reformationsgeschichte, Dritter Band (German Edition)
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Reformationsgeschichte, Volume 2... (German Edition)
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Heinrich Vullingers Reformationsgeschichte, Erster Band (German Edition)
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Johann Heinrich Bullinger
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Heinrich Bullinger was a Swiss reformer, the successor of Huldrych Zwingli as head of the Zurich church and pastor at Grossmünster. A much less controversial figure than John Calvin or Martin Luther, his importance has long been underestimated; recent research shows that he was one of the most influential theologians of the Protestant Reformation in the 16th century.
Education
He was educated at the Brothers of the Common Life School at Emmerich, and entered the University of Cologne in 1519.
Career
Bullinger was influenced by the works of Erasmus, Martin Luther, and Philipp Melanchthon, and he read deeply in the New Testament and the Fathers of the Church. A visit to Zürich (1527) brought him into contact with Huldreich Zwingli and Meister Leo Jud; after participating in the Bern disputation (1528), in which a set of theses was drawn up defending Reformed theology, Bullinger was converted to Protestantism and became the first Reformed pastor of Bremgarten (1529). The Kappel disaster (1531), in which the Roman Catholic cantons defeated the Bern and Zürich forces, led him to seek refuge in Zürich. Since Zwingli had been killed in the Kappel battle, Bullinger was invited to succeed Zwingli as people's priest (1531). In Zürich, besides his work as preacher and pastor, Bullinger strengthened reforming forces against mediators, worked out the relationship between Church and State, instituted synodal government, and improved the general and theological educational system. Theologically, he deepened Zwingli's eucharistic teaching and attempted discussions with the Lutherans, which, though abortive, led to the First Helvetic Confession (1536) in concert with other Swiss churches. After some preliminary reluctance he also reached agreement with John Calvin and the Genevan group in the Consensus Tigurinus (Zürich Agreement; 1549). He was friendly to exiled reformers, particularly the English exiled under Mary Tudor, and the Italian Protestants. Many of the future leaders of the Elizabethan church in England were helped by Bullinger. A stream of writings came from his pen, mainly treatises, defenses, and commentaries. They include his valuable History of the Swiss Reformation; the Decades, which were widely circulated in England; and another confession, which was adopted by many churches as the Second Helvetic Confession (1566). Although not highly original or profound, his works have the qualities of balance and comprehension. He died in Zürich on September 17, 1575.
Achievements
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Bullinger undoubtedly made an important contribution to the confirmation and unification of Reformed forces. He played a crucial role in the drafting of the Second Helvetic Confession of 1566. What eventually became the Second Helvetic Confession originated in a personal statement of his faith which Bullinger intended to be presented to the Zurich Rat upon his death. In 1566, when the Frederick III, the Pious, elector palatine introduced Reformed elements into the church in his region, Bullinger felt that this statement might be useful for the elector, so he had it circulated among the Protestant cities of Switzerland who signed to indicate their assent. Later, the Reformed churches of France, Scotland, and Hungary would do likewise.
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Heinrich Bullingers Reformationsgeschichte, Dritter Band (German Edition)
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Reformationsgeschichte, Volume 2... (German Edition)
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Heinrich Vullingers Reformationsgeschichte, Erster Band (German Edition)
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- Die Dignita?t des Ereignisses : Studien zu Heinrich Bullingers Reformationsgeschichtsschreibung
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Heinrich Bullingers Reformationsgeschichte, Dritter Band (German Edition)
Personality
He was friendly to exiled reformers, particularly the English exiled under Mary Tudor, and the Italian Protestants.
Connections
In 1529 he married Anna Adlischweiler, a former nun. His marriage was happy and regarded as a shining example. Bullinger was a caring father of his eleven children who liked to play with them and wrote verses to them for Christmas. All of his sons became Protestant ministers themselves.
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Religion
Protestant