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The Theology of the Czech Brethren from Hus to Comenius
480 pages | 26 illustrations | 6 x 9 | 2009
ISBN 978-0-271-03532-1 | cloth: $80.00 sh
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“The Theology of the Czech Brethren from Hus to Comenius makes a vital argument for the importance and lasting insight of the Unitas Fratrum. It will be of particular use to students who study Protestantism’s long historical trends, including the growth of ecumenism in both pragmatic and ideological forms and the idea of separate sacred and secular realms.” —Katherine Carte Engel, Texas A&M University
Craig Atwood addresses the serious lack of comprehensive treatments in English of the Moravians, who were the first Western church to make separation of church and state a matter of doctrine and policy. The Unity’s vision for social and educational reform also sets it apart. Its theology centers on the key concepts of faith, love, and hope. The Unity—the heartbeat of the so-called Czech Reformation—was engaged with society and with other churches and did not retreat to isolationism, as did several movements in the Radical Reformation. Rather, the Unity continued to evolve as political and theological climates changed.
Craig D. Atwood teaches theology at the School of Divinity at Wake Forest University. He is also the author of Community of the Cross: Moravian Piety in Colonial Bethlehem (Penn State, 2004)
Contents
List of Illustrations
Preface
Acknowledgments
Introduction
Part I: The Czech Reformation
Prague and Oxford
Hus
The Chalice
Tábor
Part II: The Brethren
Chelcicky
Gregory and the Unity
Luke of Prague and the New Brethren
Essentials, Ministerials, and Incidentals
Part III: Brethren Among the Protestants
The Unity and the Lutherans
The Confession of 1535
Calvinists, Humanists, and Brethren
The Labyrinth of the World
Comenius's Theology and Pansophy
The Bequest of the Unity
Appendix: Timeline of the Unity of the Brethren
Bibliography
Index