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Community and Catastrophe

Community and Catastrophe

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Description
This book examines, from a contemporary perspective, one of the most influential document in Anabaptist tradition: the Schleitheim Confession.Van Hoogstraten develops seven constructive readings of the Confession's articles, each of which discuss practices to shape the church community.
Written in the wake of defeat at the Peasants' rising in 1527, the Confession represents the attempt by radical reformers to outline collective, nurturing practices in the wake of external catastrophe. Van Hoogstraten sets loose a lively conversation with this text that illuminates a sense of life and togetherness in trying times. In the of this hands sophisticated and interdisciplinary scholar, the Confession becomes a vital source for constructive theology and ethics in the Anabaptist tradition.
This fresh take on the Confession is sure to be of interest to Anabaptist theologians as well as students of the wider fields of political theology, Continental philosophy and ecclesiology.
Product details
Edition:
1
Number of Pages:
174
Release Date:
2025-12-11
Publication Date:
2025-12-11
Publisher:
T&T Clark
Languages:
Original: English
ISBN10:
0567724565
ISBN13:
9780567724564
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Weight:
432 g
Height:
161 cm
Width:
240 cm
Thickness:
14 cm
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