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Luther and the Radicals : Another Look at Some Aspects of the Struggle Between Luther and the Radical Reformers /

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 t...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Loewen, Harry
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Waterloo, Ont. : Wilfred Laurier University, 1974.
Series:Book collections on Project MUSE.
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Online Access:Texto completo
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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.
Physical Description:1 online resource (208 pages).
ISBN:9780889207219