The Writings of Robert Harrison and Robert Browne

The Writings of Robert Harrison and Robert Browne
Author: Albert Peel
Publisher: Routledge
Total Pages: 578
Release: 2004-06-01
Genre: History
ISBN: 1134362986

Robert Harrison and Robert Browne were the initiators of the principles of English Separatism and Congregationalism. Unlike the Presbytero-Puritans, these nonconformists sought to establish local churches that were independent of the state. Although they encountered fierce opposition from the clergy, state officials and Anglican bishops, they persisted in their practices. As a result, the ideas of these two men profoundly influenced the Puritan movement both of England and America. In this volume, scarce and little known works, as well as new material derived from manuscripts and tracts are collected into one volume.

Theosophy and the Study of Religion

Theosophy and the Study of Religion
Author:
Publisher: BRILL
Total Pages: 372
Release: 2024-06-14
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 9004694161

Since its emergence in the nineteenth century, the Theosophical Society has wielded enormous influence across diverse fields, none more so than the study of religion. This volume explores this legacy in North America, Europe, and India, demonstrating its impact on the conceptualization of “religion” and its influence on methods of comparison. Unveiling overlooked entanglements, the volume challenges standard narratives in the history of religious studies and interrogates the deliberate neglect of theosophy’s influence in the “secular” academy. In doing so, the work confronts lingering ghosts, urging a reappraisal that enriches the study of religion and offers prescriptions for its future.

Looking in the Other Direction

Looking in the Other Direction
Author: Teun van der Leer
Publisher: Wipf and Stock Publishers
Total Pages: 529
Release: 2023-09-22
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 1666766798

In this study, Teun van der Leer tells the story of the Believers’ Church Tradition, a tradition, mainly rooted in the so-called Radical Reformation, which prefers to be called a movement, or rather a renewal movement. Its name is a program, a vision, and a way of being church. Based on extensive source research, this book describes and analyzes the defining characteristics of this so-called “third type of church” and investigates its ecumenical value. With an extensive description of its nature of faith, the church, hermeneutical discernment, and mission, this book colors a movement within the church landscape that has never been mapped in such detail before. As such, the book provides an in-depth introduction to this ecumenically important but still a bit underexposed movement and makes a substantial contribution to the ecumenical ecclesiological debate about the church and its future.

Ordained Ministry in Free Church Perspective

Ordained Ministry in Free Church Perspective
Author: Jan Martijn Abrahamse
Publisher: BRILL
Total Pages: 452
Release: 2020-10-12
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 9004440720

In Ordained Ministry in Free Church Perspective Jan Martijn Abrahamse offers a methodologically innovative way to understand ordained ministry in terms of covenantal theology by returning to the life and thought of the English Separatist Robert Browne (c. 1550-1633).