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1 online resource (208 pages) |
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[Wilfrid Laurier University. Publications] |
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Wilfrid Laurier University.
Publications
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TABLE OF CONTENTS; FOREWORD; PREFACE; Chapter I: BACKGROUND FOR THE CONFLICT BETWEEN LUTHER AND THE RADICAL REFORMERS; Chapter II: LUTHER AND THE WITTENBERG RADICALS; Chapter III: LUTHER'S STRUGGLE WITH THE REVOLUTIONARY RADICALS; Chapter IV: LUTHER AND THE EVANGELICAL ANABAPTISTS; Chapter V: LUTHER AND THE REVOLUTIONARY ANABAPTISTS; Chapter VI: LUTHER'S ATTITUDE TOWARD THE SPIRITUALISTS, ANTINOMIANS AND ANTITRINITARIANS; Chapter VII: LUTHER AND THE RADICALS ON TOLERANCE AND RELIGIOUS LIBERTY; Chapter VIII: CONCLUSION; ABBREVIATIONS; NOTES; BIBLIOGRAPHY; INDEX |
| Summary |
In their zeal to tell the true story of sixteenth-century radicalism, some sympathizers of the Anabaptist movement have portrayed the once maligned individuals and groups as innocent, pious people who suffered cruel persecution at the hands of the wicked state-churchmen. Their side of the story is thus often as one-sided as was the story of the enemies of Anabaptism. This book, written by a Mennonite scholar, seeks to understand the reasons for the clash between Luther and the radicals, a point often neglected when one or the other side is emphasized. The study keeps Luther, however, in a ce |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 191-206) and index |
| Notes |
Print version record |
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Luther, Martin, 1483-1546
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| SUBJECT |
Luther, Martin, 1483-1546 fast |
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Luther, Martin 1483-1546 gnd |
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Luther, Martin. swd |
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Anabaptists.
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Christian sects.
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Christian sects.
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BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY -- Religious.
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RELIGION -- Christian Church -- History.
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RELIGION -- Christianity -- History.
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Anabaptists
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Christian sects
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Reformator
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Radicale reformatie.
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Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9780889207219 |
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0889207216 |
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