Political Mysticism: Augustine Baker, the Spiritual Formation of Missionaries and the Catholic Reformation in England
Augustine Baker, the seventeenth-century Benedictine monk, is primarily remembered as an advocate of mystical spiritual contemplation. This reputation was shaped by a contemporary supporter, whose synopsis of Baker's works is the source most commonly consulted by historians. However, by reading...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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Cambridge Univ. Press
2021
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The journal of ecclesiastical history
Year: 2021, Volume: 72, Issue: 2, Pages: 300-322 |
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Baker, Augustine 1575-1641
/ Baker, Augustine 1575-1641, A treatise of the English mission
/ England
/ Catholic church
/ Benedictines
/ Mission
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| IxTheo Classification: | KAH Church history 1648-1913; modern history KBF British Isles KCA Monasticism; religious orders KDB Roman Catholic Church RJ Mission; missiology |
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| Summary: | Augustine Baker, the seventeenth-century Benedictine monk, is primarily remembered as an advocate of mystical spiritual contemplation. This reputation was shaped by a contemporary supporter, whose synopsis of Baker's works is the source most commonly consulted by historians. However, by reading Baker's complete "Treatise of the English mission" and recontextualising this manuscript, it is evident that he was addressing problems of his day. His treatise is a polemical response to debates about the implementation of the Catholic Reformation in England, advocating a vision of clerical formation and personal spiritual reformation for all those active in the English Catholic mission. |
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| ISSN: | 1469-7637 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: The journal of ecclesiastical history
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1017/S0022046920000019 |