The Pacifism of the Sixteenth Century Anabaptists

A preliminary word should be said about the propriety of the use of the late, twentieth-century term “pacifism” to apply to the peace doctrines of the sixteenth-century Anabaptists. As it has been used since World War I pacifism designates broadly an idealistic anti-militarist position whose goal is...

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Main Author: Bender, Harold Stauffer 1897-1962 (Author)
Format: Print Article
Language:English
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Interlibrary Loan:Interlibrary Loan for the Fachinformationsdienste (Specialized Information Services in Germany)
Published: [1955]
In: Church history
Year: 1955, Volume: 24, Pages: 119-131
IxTheo Classification:KAG Church history 1500-1648; Reformation; humanism; Renaissance
Further subjects:B Theology
B Anabaptists
B Pacifism
B Modern Era
B Früh
B Early
B Modern age
B Wiedertäufer / Anabaptisten
Parallel Edition:Electronic
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Summary:A preliminary word should be said about the propriety of the use of the late, twentieth-century term “pacifism” to apply to the peace doctrines of the sixteenth-century Anabaptists. As it has been used since World War I pacifism designates broadly an idealistic anti-militarist position whose goal is the elimination of war in history.
ISSN:0009-6407
Contains:Enthalten in: Church history