Gerrard Winstanley's Theology of Creation: An Approval1
Studies of the seventeenth-century English theologian and political activist Gerrard Winstanley (1609 — 676) have usually taken one of two tacks: Winstanley is viewed as a theologian, and the radical political import of his theology is discounted; or he is interpreted as a political reformer who eve...
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| Tipo de documento: | Recurso Electrónico Artigo |
| Idioma: | Inglês |
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| Interlibrary Loan: | Interlibrary Loan for the Fachinformationsdienste (Specialized Information Services in Germany) |
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1988
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Toronto journal of theology
Ano: 1988, Volume: 4, Número: 2, Páginas: 178-190 |
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| Resumo: | Studies of the seventeenth-century English theologian and political activist Gerrard Winstanley (1609 — 676) have usually taken one of two tacks: Winstanley is viewed as a theologian, and the radical political import of his theology is discounted; or he is interpreted as a political reformer who eventually repudiated his early theological works, and who eschewed theology for rational political analysis. Winstanley is remembered by historians primarily because of his radical 'digging' experiment. As a result of his theological convictions, he and his followers appropriated common land which had been enclosed by large landholders, and planted crops upon the land as a sign of protest against the enclosure of land and as a statement of the right of the dispossessed to the land. The movement which he founded, the 'Diggers', took its name from this digging experiment. |
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| ISSN: | 1918-6371 |
| Obras secundárias: | Enthalten in: Toronto journal of theology
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.3138/tjt.4.2.178 |
