The origins of sectarian Protestantism
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| Glavni autor: | Littell, Franklin H. 1917-2009 (-) |
| Vrsta građe: | Knjiga |
| Jezik: | eng |
| Impresum: |
New York :
Macmillan,
c1964.
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| Nakladnička cjelina: |
Macmillan paperbacks.
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| Predmet: |
Sadržaj:
- Chapter I: The quest for the essence of Anabaptism
- A. Radicalism in the centers of reform
- In north Germany
- In Switzerland
- In south Germany and Strassburg
- B. Revolution
- The "Maccabean" type of radical
- The Davidic realm at Münster (1534-1535)
- Persecution intensified
- C. An unusual case: the tolerance of Philipp of Hesse
- Refusal to put dissenters to death
- Attitude to church reform
- Success of Philipp's policy
- D. Who were "the evangelical Täufer"?
- A convenantal people
- The problem of classification
- Chapter II: The fall of the church
- A. Religious primitivism as a pattern of thought
- Anabaptism: a form of Christian primitivism
- Sources of sixteenth-century primitivism
- The fall of the church
- B. Elements in the idea of the fall
- Glorification of the Heroic Age
- After the golden age, a fall
- C. Uses of the idea of the fall
- Chronological aspects
- Cultural aspects: the marks of the fallen church
- D. Analysis of the idea of the fall
- Periodization of history
- Eschatology
- E. Origins of the idea in the left wing
- Chapter III: The restitution of the true church
- A. The problem of continuity
- Where did the restitution begin?
- A different view of tradition
- B. What are the marks of the true church?
- Believer's baptism
- Spiritual government
- Community
- The Lord's supper
- The authority of civil government; passive obedience
- Chapter IV: The Great Commission
- A. The Anabaptist understanding of the command
- Central to their testimony
- Relevant to the life of the common man
- B. The opposition of the reformers to literal obedience
- Command exhausted in Apostolic Age
- Maintaining an intact Christendom
- C. The recapture of early Christian missionary zeal
- The method
- The heroic prototype
- Economic factors of importance
- D. Quiet Eschatology
- Eschatology a common ground for revolutions and nonresistants
- A theology of suffering
- The Anabaptists and natural law
- E. The verdict of history
- Chapter V: The changing reputation of the Anabaptists
- The critical problem
- A. Former treatments of Anabaptism and the source of problem
- Traditional interpretations
- Lutheran
- Reformed
- Roman Catholic
- In-group records and writings
- Friendly out-group writing
- B. Current developments in interpretation
- Impact of religious sociologists
- The rediscovery of primary sources
- The disputations
- C. In conclusion.