Fünf Abhandlungen aus den Theologischen Schriften von Caspar Schwenckfeldt
by Schwenckfeld, Caspar
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Skippackville, Pa: J.M. Schünemann & Co, 1859. Hardcover. Very Good -. "Erste Amerikanische Ausgabe." vi, [2], 787, [1] p.: frontispiece portrait of Caspar Schwenckfeld; 25 cm. Original calf with five spine compartments between gilt bands. Gilt-tooled title in second compartment. All page edges speckled. Contents: Ermahnungen zur wahren und seligmachenden Erkenntniss Christi -- Confession und Erklärung der Erkenntniss Christi und seiner göttlichen Herrlichkeit -- Vom Evangelium Christi und vom Missbrauch des Evangeliums -- Deutsche Theologie, für die gottesfürchtigen Laien -- Vom Christen-Menschen -- Vom Artikel der Vergebung der Sünden. The German theologian Caspar Schwenckfeld von Ossig (1489-1561) was one of the earliest promoters of the Protestant Reformation in Silesia. In his writings he opposed war, secret societies, the taking of oaths, infant baptism, and the establishment of denominations. Groups of his followers, known as Schwenkfelders, came to Pennsylvania in the 1730s, leading to the establishment of the Society of Schwenkfelders in 1782 and the Schwenkfelder Church in 1909. In Very Good- Condition: leather is rubbed; splitting over joints; hinges are solid; pages are clean and tight.
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- Classic Books and Ephemera (US)
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- Title
- Fünf Abhandlungen aus den Theologischen Schriften von Caspar Schwenckfeldt
- Author
- Schwenckfeld, Caspar
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good -
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- Publisher
- J.M. Schünemann & Co
- Place of Publication
- Skippackville, Pa
- Date Published
- 1859
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- Religion & Philosophy;
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