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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| Medienart: | Elektronisch Aufsatz |
| Sprache: | Englisch |
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2021
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The journal of ecclesiastical history
Jahr: 2021, Band: 72, Heft: 2, Seiten: 300-322 |
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Baker, Augustine 1575-1641
/ Baker, Augustine 1575-1641, A treatise of the English mission
/ England
/ Katholische Kirche
/ Benediktiner
/ Mission
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| IxTheo Notationen: | KAH Kirchengeschichte 1648-1913; Neuzeit KBF Britische Inseln KCA Orden; Mönchtum KDB Katholische Kirche RJ Mission; Missionswissenschaft |
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| Zusammenfassung: | 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 |
| Enthält: | Enthalten in: The journal of ecclesiastical history
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1017/S0022046920000019 |
