Church Life Pastors, Congregations, and the Experience of Dissent in Seventeenth-Century England【電子書籍】

＜p＞＜em＞Church Life: Pastors, Congregations, and the Experience of Dissent in Seventeenth-Century England＜/em＞ addresses the rich, complex, and varied nature of 'church life' experienced by England's Baptists, Congregationalists, and Presbyterians during the seventeenth century. Spanning the period from the English Revolution to the Glorious Revolution, and beyond, the contributors examine the social, political, and religious character of England's 'gathered' churches and reformed parishes: how pastors and their congregations interacted; how Dissenters related to their meetings as religious communities; and what the experience of church life was like for ordinary members as well as their ministers, including notably John Owen and Richard Baxter alongside less well-known figures, such as Ebenezer Chandler. Moving beyond the religious experience of the solitary individual, often exemplified by conversion, ＜em＞Church Life＜/em＞ redefines the experience of Dissent, concentrating instead on t．．．楽天市場のショップで商品詳細の続きを見る