| Balthasar Hubmaier and the Clarity of Scripture: A Critical Reformation Issue Contributor(s): Chatfield, Graeme R. (Author) |
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ISBN: 0227174186 ISBN-13: 9780227174180 Publisher: James Clarke Company OUR PRICE: $44.65 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: December 2013 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Religion | Christian Church - History - Religion | Theology - Religion | Biblical Criticism & Interpretation - General |
| Dewey: 230 |
| Physical Information: 1.3" H x 5.9" W x 8.9" (1.25 lbs) 420 pages |
| Themes: - Religious Orientation - Christian |
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| Publisher Description: During the sixteenth century, many Reformers echoed Erasmus's claim that the Scriptures were clear, could be understood by even the lowliest servant, and should be translated into the vernacular and placed in the hands of all people. People did not require the magisterium of the Roman Catholic Church to correctly interpret the meaning of the Scriptures. However, within a few short years, the leaders of the Magisterial Reformers, Martin Luther and Huldrych Zwingli, had created their own Protestant versions of the magisterium. This work traces how the doctrine of the clarity of Scripture found expression in the writings of Balthasar Hubmaier, admirer of Erasmus and Luther, and associate of Zwingli. As Hubmaier engaged in theological debate with opponents, onetime friends, and other Anabaptists, he sought to clarify his understanding of this critical reformation doctrine. Chronologically tracing the development of Hubmaier's hermeneutic as he interacted with Erasmus, Luther, Zwingli, andHans Denck provides a useful means of more accurately understanding his place in the matrix of the sixteenth-century Reformations. |
Contributor Bio(s): Chatfield, Graeme R.: - "GRAEME R. CHATFIELD is Associate Dean of the Australian College of Theology, Sydney. He taught Church History at Morling College from 1996 - 2007, and since 2008 has taught intensive courses in Church History and Historical Theology with TCMII in Vienna, Austria." |