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Anabaptism and asceticism; a study in intellectual origins
- Title
- Anabaptism and asceticism; a study in intellectual origins / Kenneth R Davis
- Author
- Davis, Kenneth Ronald, 1929-
- Publication
- Scottdale, Pa., Herald Press, [1974]
- ©1974
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Details
- Description
- 365 pages portrait; 23 cm.
- Summary
- Dr. Davis explores the Anabaptist emphasis on penitence, personal holiness, and active discipleship to Christ. He examines their view that discipleship involves the rejection of a life of affluence, the civil oath, and participation in the military and the magistracy. --
- Series Statement
- Studies in Anabaptist and Mennonite history, no. 16
- Uniform Title
- Studies in Anabaptist and Mennonite history ; no. 16.
- Subject
- Note
- Originally presented as the author's thesis, University of Michigan, under the title: Evangelical Anabaptism and the medieval ascetic tradition.
- Bibliography (note)
- Bibliography: p. [349]-360.
- Contents
- Introduction -- The Christian ascetic tradition before the Reformation -- Ascetic factors in the emergence of anabaptism -- The dominance of asceticism in the structuring of anabaptist theology -- Agencies of mediation -- Summary and conclusions -- Bibliography.
- ISBN
- 0836111958
- 9780836111958
- LCCN
- 73019593
- OCLC
- ocm00745961
- 745961
- SCSB-209772
- Owning Institutions
- Princeton University Library