"Edited by Ronald K. Rittgers and Vincent Evener, Protestants and Mysticism in Reformation Europe offers an expansive view of the Protestant reception of medieval mysticism, from the beginnings of the Reformation through the mid-seventeenth century. Providing a foundation and impetus for future research, the chapters in this handbook cover diverse figures from across the Protestant traditions (Lutheran, Reformed, radical), summarizing existing research, analysing relevant sources, and proposing new directions for study. Each chapter is authored by a leading scholar in the field. Collectively, Protestants and Mysticism in Reformation Europe calls for a comprehensive reassessment of the relationship of Protestantism to its medieval past, to Roman Catholicism, and to the enduring mystical element of Christianity"-- Provided by publisher. Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents:
The mystics the Protestants read / Volker Leppin -- Martin Luther / Ronald K. Rittgers -- Thomas Muntzer / Hans-Jurgen Goertz -- Andreas Bodenstein von Karlstadt / Vincent Evener -- Leo Jud / Bruce Gordon -- Sebastian Franck / Patrick Hayden-Roy -- Hans Denck, Hans Hut, and Caspar Schwenckfeld / Geoffrey Dipple -- Argula von Grumbach, Katharina Schutz Zell, and Anabaptist and Jorist women / Christina Moss And Gary K. Waite -- John Calvin / G. Sujin Pak -- Andreas Musculus and Michael Neander / Markus Matthias -- Martin Moller and Philipp Kegel / Eric Lund -- Valentin Weigel / Douglas H. Shantz -- Jacob Boehme / Jeff Bach -- Philipp Nicolai and Johann Gerhard / Thomas Illg -- Johann Arndt / Thomas Illg -- George Herbert and English Protestants / Liam Peter Temple -- Richard Greenham and William Perkins / Randall J. Pederson -- Paul Baynes and Richard Sibbes / Tom Schwanda -- Willem Teellinck and Gisbertus Voetius / Willem J. op 't Hof -- Robert Bruce, William Cowper, and John Forbes / David George Mullan.
Summary:
Edited by Ronald K. Rittgers and Vincent Evener, 'Protestants and Mysticism in Reformation Europe' offers an expansive view of the Protestant reception of medieval mysticism, from the beginnings of the Reformation through the mid-seventeenth century. Providing a foundation and impetus for future research, the chapters in this handbook cover diverse figures from across the Protestant traditions (Lutheran, Reformed, radical), summarizing existing research, analysing relevant sources, and proposing new directions for study. Each chapter is authored by a leading scholar in the field. Collectively, 'Protestants and Mysticism in Reformation Europe' calls for a comprehensive reassessment of the relationship of Protestantism to its medieval past, to Roman Catholicism, and to the enduring mystical element of Christianity.
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