Calvin and the Independence of the Church
Herman Speelman deals with a central question in the intellectual history of the sixteenth century: to what extent can Calvin be regarded as responsible for the tendency in Calvinism or, broader, in Reformed Protestantism, to form a church which has its own ecclesiastical organization and office bearers? So far, claiming a great deal of independence for the church has been considered an important aspect of Calvin's legacy. In this line of reasoning, it is assumed that Calvin was a strong opponent of the church as a state organization that did not have its own governing body and power of excommunication.To better understand this issue, we firs…
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- ISBN: 978-3-525-57021-0
- EAN: 9783525570210
- Produktnummer: 15706655
- Verlag: Vandenhoeck + Ruprecht
- Sprache: Englisch
- Erscheinungsjahr: 2014
- Seitenangabe: 291 S.
- Masse: H23.7 cm x B16.2 cm x D2.8 cm 620 g
- Reihenbandnummer: 25
- Gewicht: 620
Über den Autor
Dr. Herman A. Speelman is Postdoctoral Research Fellow in Early Modern Reformed Theology at the Theological University of Kampen, the Netherlands.
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