From North Africa to the New World: How English Separatists and Baptists Passed on the Patristic Rhetoric of "Religious Liberty"
The article focuses on the role of early English Separatists and Baptists in advancing the notion of religious liberty. Topics discussed include the ideas of Christian apologist Tertullian of Carthage, who helped shape the stance enunciated by the so-called "Edict of Milan," and the works...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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[2018]
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Fides et historia
Year: 2018, Volume: 50, Issue: 2, Pages: 1-21 |
| IxTheo Classification: | KAB Church history 30-500; early Christianity KAG Church history 1500-1648; Reformation; humanism; Renaissance KDG Free church NBC Doctrine of God NBE Anthropology SA Church law; state-church law |
| Further subjects: | B
Baptists
B Lactantius, ca. 240-ca. 320 B Tertullian, ca. 160-ca. 230 B Castellion, Sébastien, 1515-1563 B Separatists B Freedom Of Religion |
| Summary: | The article focuses on the role of early English Separatists and Baptists in advancing the notion of religious liberty. Topics discussed include the ideas of Christian apologist Tertullian of Carthage, who helped shape the stance enunciated by the so-called "Edict of Milan," and the works of North African Christian author Lactantius and Sebastian Castellios in defense of religious toleration. |
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| Contains: | Enthalten in: Fides et historia
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