Luther and the Radicals : Another Look at Some Aspects of the Struggle Between Luther and the Radical Reformers
Harry Loewen (Author)
Annotation 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 central position, exploring the issues which led to the Reformer's attitude toward the radicals and analyzing the principles that were at stake in his struggle with the dissident groups
eBook, English, June 1974
Wilfrid Laurier University Press University of Toronto Press [distributor], Waterloo, North York, June 1974
College Audience
1 online resource (208 pages)
9780889200098, 0889200092
1148129331