| The Writings of Dirk Philips Contributor(s): Keeney, William (Editor), Beachy, Alvin (Editor), Dyck, Cornelius (Author) |
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ISBN: 0836131118 ISBN-13: 9780836131116 Publisher: Herald Press (VA) OUR PRICE: $40.49 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: February 1992 * Not available - Not in print at this time *Annotation: This series makes available in English the primary works of major Anabaptist figures of the 16th century as well as the writings of other religious thinkers who influenced or shed light on the Anabaptist movement. Contains all the known writings of key Anabaptist leader Dirk Philips (1504-1568) translated into English from Dutch of Philips' original 1564 volume. Includes annotations and introductions making it useful to both general readers and scholars. Philips' treatises make important contributions to the literature of early Anabaptism. He writes about the incarnation, baptism and the Lord's Supper, the sending of preachers, the tabernacle, the new birth, the ban and avoidance, and marriage. |
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| BISAC Categories: - Religion | Christianity - Protestant - Religion | Christianity - History - Religion | Christianity - Mennonite |
| Dewey: 284.3 |
| LCCN: 91-31658 |
| Series: Classics of the Radical Reformation |
| Physical Information: 1.79" H x 6.04" W x 8.72" (2.52 lbs) 702 pages |
| Themes: - Theometrics - Evangelical - Religious Orientation - Christian |
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| Publisher Description: Contains all the known writings of key Anabaptist leader Dirk Philips (1504-1568) translated into English from Dutch of Philips' original 1564 volume. Includes annotations and introductions making it useful to both general readers and scholars. Philips' treatises make important contributions to the literature of early Anabaptism. He writes about the incarnation, baptism and the Lord's Supper, the sending of preachers, the tabernacle, the new birth, the ban and avoidance, and marriage. This is the sixth volume in the Classics of the Radical Reformation, a series of Anabaptist and Free Church documents translated and annotated under the direction of the Institute of Mennonite Studies. |
Contributor Bio(s): Keeney, William: - William E. Keeney earned an undergraduate degree from Bluffton (Ohio) College and a master's degree and PhD at Hartford Theological Seminary. His doctoral dissertation was published as The Development of Dutch Anabaptist Thought and Practice from 1539 to 1564. He served as academic dean at Bethel College, North Newton, Kansas and was executive director of the Consortium on Peace Research, Education, and Development. He taught peace and conflict at Kent State University until his retirement in 1990. Beachy, Alvin: -Alvin J. Beachy was a native of Salisbury, Pennsylvania where lived as a member of the Amish community. He continued his elementary school education at Messiah Academy, Bluffton (Ohio) College, and earned his Th.D. at Harvard University Divinity School in 1961. From 1960 to 1968 he pastored at Zion Mennonite Church at Souderton, Pennsylvania. Alvin taught at Bluffton College and later at Eastern Mennonite College, Harrisonburg, Virginia and Bethel College, North Newton, Kansas. He is author of Worship as Celebration of Covenant and Incarnation and his revised doctoral dissertation The Concept of Grace in the Radical Reformation. Beachy died in 1986 at the age of 72. Dyck, Cornelius: -Cornelius J. Dyck received his PhD degree from the University of Chicago and has served as visiting fellow at other centers and universities in North America and Europe. In addition to teaching at the Associated Mennonite Biblical Seminaries from 1959, Dyck was for two decades director of the Institute of Mennonite Studies. He is the author and editor of numerous books and articles in professional journals. |