The Spiritual Legacy of Hans Denck

The Spiritual Legacy of Hans Denck
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Publisher : BRILL
Total Pages : 297
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ISBN-10 : 9789004476936
ISBN-13 : 9004476938
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Book Synopsis The Spiritual Legacy of Hans Denck by : Hans Deck

Download or read book The Spiritual Legacy of Hans Denck written by Hans Deck and published by BRILL. This book was released on 2021-10-11 with total page 297 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book presents the life and thought of Hans Denck (1550-1527), the contemplative genius of the Anabaptist movement. The author examines the medieval context, mystic content, and Jewish roots of Denck's spirituality and translates into English his theological treatises, the original German of which is reprinted on facing pages. These texts convey with unmatched brilliance rare depths of mystic insight on many facets of faith and life, good and evil, truth and love, perfection and depravity. they explore knowledge of God within his and beyond creation, explain how Christ through us fulfils God's Law, and indicate why true love compels Oneness in Gelassenheit. The author presents conceptually precise equivalents for various technical terms representative of the medieval mystical tradition.


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