Course Details
Country:
Netherlands
Institution:
Free University of Amsterdam
Course Title:
The Radical Reformation: Anabaptists and other Minorities
Course Number:
G_BATRSAL031
Course Description:
After the reformation had broken the unity of the western church,
Europeans had to rethink ideas on unity, relationship between church and
state, and the role of the church within the civic community.
Dissenters made a significant contribution to the development of new
modes of coexistence and to the development of ideas on religious
toleration. Their presence as such challenged medieval ideas on unity;
their view on the history of the western church called into question the
close cooperation between church and state. Dissenters had many reasons
to advocate for religious toleration. In their pleas for toleration the
dissenters relied on social, political, economic and religious
arguments. This course offers an overview of the early modern debates on
religious coexistence and toleration and the contribution the radical
reformation made to these debates.
Language:
English
Approved Equivalent:
Pending For Approval
Attachment Files:
Studyguide (15)_18.pdf
