1.

Record Nr.

UNISA996395945803316

Autore

Nicole Pierre <1625-1695.>

Titolo

Of the education of a prince [[electronic resource] ] : Divided into three parts. Whereof the last contains several treatises useful for all persons whatsoever. / / Translated out of French, ann. Dom. 1675. Written in French by Messieurs du Port Royal, and intended as a second volume of the moral essays. Rendred into English by the author of Ars Cogitandi

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London, : Printed for James Magnes and Richard Bentley, in Russel-street in Covent-Garden near the Piazza's, 1678

Descrizione fisica

[12], 344, [3] p

Soggetti

Ethics

Education of princes

Kings and rulers - Duties

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

By Pierre Nicole. Cf. Wing (2nd ed.).

Imperfect: print show-through.

Reproduction of original in: The William Andrews Clark Memorial Library (Los Angeles, Calif.).

Sommario/riassunto

eebo-0189



2.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910972414903321

Autore

Goertz Hans-Jurgen

Titolo

The Anabaptists / / Hans-Jurgen Goertz ; translated into English by Trevor Johnson

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London ; ; New York : , : Routledge, , 1996

ISBN

1-135-08867-5

0-203-41130-7

1-283-96554-2

1-135-08860-8

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (229 p.)

Collana

Christianity and society in the modern world

Altri autori (Persone)

JohnsonTrevor

Disciplina

284/.3

Soggetti

Anabaptists - History

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

First published as Die Taufer. Geschichte und Deutung in 1980 by Hans-Jurgen Goertz.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. 199-207) and index.

Nota di contenuto

Cover; THE ANABAPTISTS; Title Page; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; Preface to the first edition; Preface to the second edition; Preface to the English edition; List of abbreviations; Introduction; 1 ANABAPTIST ALTERNATIVES; 2 ANTICLERICALISM AND MORAL IMPROVEMENT; 3 BAPTISM AS PUBLIC CONFESSION OF FAITH; 4 CONGREGATION, GOVERNMENT AND THE NEW KINGDOM; 5 SIMPLE BROTHERS AND SELF-CONFIDENT SISTERS; 6 HERETICS, REBELS AND MARTYRS; 7 CONCLUSION; APPENDIX A: A SELECTION OF SOURCES; APPENDIX B: CHRONOLOGY; APPENDIX C: IMPORTANT ANABAPTIST WORKS; Notes; Bibliography; Index

Sommario/riassunto

The Anabaptists were at the radical, utopian edge of the Reformation, ruthlessly repressed by Catholic, Lutheran and secular authorities alike. Hans-Jurgen Goertz gives a comprehensive account of their political and religious significance, their views, and their social setting within the wider context of the Reformation. Particular attention is paid to the role and experience of women and of 'ordinary' Anabaptists in addition to those of the educated elite. Whilst the focus of the book is on Germany, extensive coverage is also given to Anabaptism in England, Switzerland, the Netherlands and el