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Book SynopsisEdited 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.
Trade Review“[An] excellent and coherent monograph, which I find indispensable for any further research on the topic.” Martin Žemla, Palacký University. In: Renaissance Quarterly, Vol. 74, No. 2 (Summer 2021), pp. 670–672.
Table of ContentsAcknowledgements Abbreviations Notes on Contributors Introduction Vincent Evener and Ronald K. Rittgers 1 The Mystics the Protestants Read Volker Leppin 2 Martin Luther Ronald K. Rittgers 3 Thomas Müntzer Hans-Jürgen Goertz 4 Andreas Bodenstein von Karlstadt Vincent Evener 5 Leo Jud Bruce Gordon 6 Sebastian Franck Patrick Hayden-Roy 7 Hans Denck, Hans Hut, and Caspar Schwenckfeld Geoffrey Dipple 8 Argula von Grumbach, Katharina Schütz Zell, and Anabaptist and Jorist Women Christina Moss and Gary K. Waite 9 John Calvin G. Sujin Pak 10 Andreas Musculus and Michael Neander Markus Matthias 11 Martin Moller and Philipp Kegel Eric Lund 12 Valentin Weigel Douglas H. Shantz 13 Jacob Boehme Jeff Bach 14 Philipp Nicolai and Johann Gerhard Thomas Illg 15 Johann Arndt Thomas Illg 16 George Herbert and English Protestants Liam Peter Temple 17 Richard Greenham and William Perkins Randall J. Pederson 18 Paul Baynes and Richard Sibbes Tom Schwanda 19 Willem Teellinck and Gisbertus Voetius Willem J. op ’t Hof 20 Robert Bruce, William Cowper, and John Forbes David George Mullan Epilogue Vincent Evener Index
