The Radical Reformation Will Not Be Televised

In their efforts to historicize study of the Radical Reformation, scholars have subjected George H. Williams's formulation of this concept to close scrutiny. According to Williams, the Radical Reformation was a Europeanwide movement on par with other, magisterial reforming movements, less tight...

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Published in:The Sixteenth century journal 2009-04, Vol.40 (1), p.242-245
Main Author: Dipple, Geoffrey
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Anabaptist
Analytical forecasting
Anniversaries
Critics
History
Looking Forward: The Field and the Future
Radical groups
Radicalism
Reforms
Theology
Williams, George H
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Summary:In their efforts to historicize study of the Radical Reformation, scholars have subjected George H. Williams's formulation of this concept to close scrutiny. According to Williams, the Radical Reformation was a Europeanwide movement on par with other, magisterial reforming movements, less tightly organized than these other reformations, but, nonetheless, sharing a core of common theological positions. Williams's critics trimmed back the concept significantly, denying much of the theological coherence of the movement and limiting its scope, both temporally and geographically. The result was a Radical Reformation that was much more historically cohesive, but much less impressive on the European stage. Here, Dipple discusses the reasons for the apparent decline in the popularity of the Radical Reformation.
ISSN:0361-0160
2326-0726
DOI:10.1086/SCJ40541165