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A Central European Synthesis of Radical and Magisterial Reform

The Sacramental Theology of Balthasar Hubmaier [Paperback]

by Kirk R. MacGregor

    • Author

      Kirk R. MacGregor

    • Book Format

      Paperback

    • Publisher

      University Press of America

    • Published

      April 2006

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      A Central European Synthesis of Radical and Magisterial Reform

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      Challenging the widespread classification of evangelical theologian Balthasar Hubmaier (1480-1528) as a Schleitheim-adhering Anabaptist, this book argues that Hubmaier should instead be understood as a bridge between the Radical and Magisterial branches of the Reformation. Paramount among this book's new discoveries is the overarching three-tiered structure of Hubmaier's theological system, consisting of a libertarian anthropology, sacramental theology, and ecclesiology. While recent studies have demonstrated the favorable reception of Bernard of Clairvaux by Luther and Calvin, this book reveals that Bernard also exerted a profound impact upon Hubmaier's anthropology. Consequently, Hubmaier crafted highly philosophically realist doctrines of believers' baptism and the Eucharist as grace-imparting sacraments instead of ordinances without salvific power. In Hubmaier's baptism, God not only regenerated neophytes, but also predestined them to final salvation. By partaking of the Eucharist, Hubmaier insisted that believers themselves (not the bread and wine) were literally consubstantiated with the physical body of Christ.Intertwining church discipline with sacramental reception, Hubmaier devised a strikingly progressive ecclesiology in which free churches were administered by local governments. This book provides for a deeper understanding of one of the 16th century's most creative and sophisticated thinkers.

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      • Author

        Kirk R. MacGregor

      • Book Format

        Paperback

      • Publisher

        University Press of America

      • Published

        April 2006

      • Weight

        464g

      • Page Count

        312

      • Dimensions

        153 x 229 x 18 mm

      • ISBN

        9780761834618

      • ISBN-10

        0761834613

      • Eden Code

        4025543

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      • Author/Creator: Kirk R. MacGregor

      • ISBN: 9780761834618

      • Publisher: University Press of America

      • Release Date: April 2006

      • Weight: 464g

      • Dimensions: 153 x 229 x 18 mm

      • Eden Code: 4025543


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