Protestants and Mysticism in Reformation Europe

Erscheinungsjahr 2019
ISBN: 978-90-04-39317-2
Verlag: Brill

Buch, Englisch, 460 Seiten, Format (B × H): 161 mm x 244 mm, Gewicht: 798 g

Reihe: St Andrews Studies in Reformation History

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.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Rittgers, Ronald K.

Evener, Vincent

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Weltgeschichte & Geschichte einzelner Länder und Gebietsräume Europäische Geschichte
• Geisteswissenschaften Christentum, Christliche Theologie Kirchengeschichte
• Geisteswissenschaften Religionswissenschaft Religionswissenschaft Allgemein Religionsgeschichte
• Geisteswissenschaften Christentum, Christliche Theologie Christliche Kirchen, Konfessionen, Denominationen Protestantismus, evangelische und protestantische Kirchen
• Geisteswissenschaften Christentum, Christliche Theologie Praktische Theologie Christliche Spiritualität, Christliche Mystik

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Acknowledgements

Abbreviations

Notes on Contributors

Introduction

Vincent Evener and Ronald K. Rittgers

1 The Mystics the Protestants Read

Volker Leppin

2 Martin Luther

Ronald K. Rittgers

3 Thomas Müntzer

Hans-Jürgen Goertz

4 Andreas Bodenstein von Karlstadt

Vincent Evener

5 Leo Jud

Bruce Gordon

6 Sebastian Franck

Patrick Hayden-Roy

7 Hans Denck, Hans Hut, and Caspar Schwenckfeld

Geoffrey Dipple

8 Argula von Grumbach, Katharina Schütz Zell, and Anabaptist and Jorist Women

Christina Moss and Gary K. Waite

9 John Calvin

G. Sujin Pak

10 Andreas Musculus and Michael Neander

Markus Matthias

11 Martin Moller and Philipp Kegel

Eric Lund

12 Valentin Weigel

Douglas H. Shantz

13 Jacob Boehme

Jeff Bach

14 Philipp Nicolai and Johann Gerhard

Thomas Illg

15 Johann Arndt

Thomas Illg

16 George Herbert and English Protestants

Liam Peter Temple

17 Richard Greenham and William Perkins

Randall J. Pederson

18 Paul Baynes and Richard Sibbes

Tom Schwanda

19 Willem Teellinck and Gisbertus Voetius

Willem J. op ’t Hof

20 Robert Bruce, William Cowper, and John Forbes

David George Mullan

Epilogue

Vincent Evener

Index

Über Autor(innen)

Ronald K. Rittgers, Ph.D. (1998), Harvard University, holds the Erich Markel Chair in German Reformation Studies at Valparaiso University. His published works include The Reformation of the Keys (Harvard 2004) and The Reformation of Suffering (Oxford 2012).

Vincent Evener, Ph.D. (2014), University of Chicago Divinity School, is Instructor in Reformation and Luther Studies at United Lutheran Seminary. His book "Enemies of the Cross”: Suffering, Salvation, and Mysticism in the Reformation will be published by Oxford University Press.