Buch, Englisch, 238 Seiten, Format (B × H): 156 mm x 234 mm, Gewicht: 520 g
Mennonite Identities in Lutheran Hamburg and Altona During the Confessional Age
Buch, Englisch, 238 Seiten, Format (B × H): 156 mm x 234 mm, Gewicht: 520 g
Reihe: St Andrews Studies in Reformation History
ISBN: 978-0-7546-0292-7
Verlag: Taylor & Francis Ltd
This case study examines the history of the Netherlandic Mennonite community living in and around Hamburg after the Thirty Years War. Based on detailed archival research, it expands the scope of Radical Reformation studies to include the confessional age (c. 1550-1750). During this period Mennonites had to conform politically while trying to preserve many of the nonconformist ideals of their forebears, such as the refusal to baptize children, bear arms and swear solemn oaths. The research presented in Obedient Heretics will, therefore, be of interest to scholars of minority communities in addition to those concerned with the Reformation's legacy, confessionalization and confessional identity.
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Contents: Preface; Introduction; Confessional migration: the dispersion of Anabaptists to Northern Germany; The short-lived ceremonialism of the Dompelaars; The confessionalist strategy of Flemish leaders; Mennonite confessionalization and beyond: polemics and the articulation of a conformist ideology; A conformist brand of nonresistance: controversies and silences; The nonswearing of solemn oaths: official accounts versus everyday behaviours; Mixed marriages and social change; Conclusion; Appendices; Bibliography; Index.
