Protestants and Mysticism in Reformation Europe (St Andrews Studies in Reformation History)

La 4e de couverture indique : "Edited by Ronald K. Rittgers and Vincent Evener, Protestants and Mysticism in Reformation Europe offers an expansive view of the Protestant reception of medieval mysticism, from the beginnings of the Reformation through the mid-seventeenth century. Providing a foundation and impetus for future research, the chapters in this handbook cover diverse figures from across the Protestant traditions (Lutheran, Reformed, radical), summarizing existing research, analysing relevant sources, and proposing new directions for study. Each chapter is authored by a leading scholar in the field. Collectively, Protestants and Mysticism in Reformation Europe calls for a comprehensive reassessment of the relationship of Protestantism to its medieval past, to Roman Catholicism, and to the enduring mystical element of Christianity." Protestants and Mysticism in Reformation Europe 4 Copyright 5 Contents 8 Acknowledgements 10 A Note on Usage 11 Abbreviations 12 Notes on Contributors 14 Introduction 16 1 The Mystics the Protestants Read 32 2 Martin Luther 49 3 Thomas Müntzer 71 4 Andreas Bodenstein von Karlstadt 93 5 Leo Jud 115 6 Sebastian Franck 135 7 Hans Denck, Hans Hut, and Caspar Schwenckfeld 154 8 Argula von Grumbach, Katharina Schütz Zell, and Anabaptist and Jorist Women 174 9 John Calvin 194 10 Andreas Musculus and Michael Neander 215 11 Martin Moller and Philipp Kegel 239 12 Valentin Weigel 258 13 Jacob Boehme 280 14 Philipp Nicolai and Johann Gerhard 302 15 Johann Arndt 324 16 George Herbert 343 17 Richard Greenham and William Perkins 364 18 Paul Baynes and Richard Sibbes 384 19 Willem Teellinck and Gisbertus Voetius 404 20 Robert Bruce, William Cowper, and John Forbes of Alford 424 Epilogue 444 Index 456