Power, Authority, and the Anabaptist Tradition |
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| Editor:
| Redekop, Benjamin W.
Redekop, Calvin |
| Series title: | Center Books in Anabaptist Studies |
| ISBN: | 978-0-8018-6605-0 |
| Publication Date: | Jun 2001 |
| Publisher: | Johns Hopkins University Press
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| Book Format: | Hardback |
| List Price: | USD $57.00 |
Book Description:
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Founded in part on a rejection of ''worldly'' power and the use of force, Anabaptism carried with it the promise of redemptive power. Yet the attempt to banish worldly power to the margins of the Christian community has been fraught with dilemmas, contradictions, and, at times, blatant abuses of authority. In this groundbreaking book, Benjamin W. ......
Founded in part on a rejection of ''worldly'' power and the use of force, Anabaptism carried with it the promise of redemptive power. Yet the attempt to banish worldly power to the margins of the Christian community has been fraught with dilemmas, contradictions, and, at times, blatant abuses of authority. In this groundbreaking book, Benjamin W. ......