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E. Gordon Rupp (1910–1986)

Autore di Luther's Progress to the Diet of Worms

33 opere 415 membri 3 recensioni

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Gordon Rupp, DD, was a Methodist preacher, historian, and Luther scholar. Dr. Rupp entered the ministry in 1934 and after a period of circuit work was appointed as tutor at Richmond College, going on to Cambridge as University Lecturer in Divinity. He remained there until 1956 when he became the mostra altro first Professor of Ecclesiastical History in the University of Manchester. In 1967 he returned to Cambridge as Principal of Wesley House. At that same time, he served as Dixie Professor of Ecclesiastical History at the University of Cambridge until his retirement in 1977. mostra meno

Opere di E. Gordon Rupp

Martin Luther (1970) 68 copie
Patterns of Reformation (1969) 18 copie
Just Men (1977) 14 copie
Luther Today (1957) — Autore — 11 copie

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Informazioni generali

Nome legale
Rupp, Ernest Gordon
Data di nascita
1910
Data di morte
1986
Sesso
male

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The foundation of Luther's theology have been laid long before the ninety-five these - in fact, that it was his theology which drove him into practical opposition not his practical opposition which drove him to formulate a theology." From the back of the book.
 
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salem.colorado | 1 altra recensione | Oct 30, 2023 |
This small book assumes more knowledge of both the biographical facts of Luther's life, and the intellectual and theological history concerning the Reformation than I possess. However, this is not a weakness in the book, and I am happy that I did learn that in fact there is a vast scholarly literature on these subjects, and got a glimpse of its depth.
The author sets forth an interesting thesis that Luther was the personification of the culmination of historical and intellectual forces that toppled the old order; and concomitantly notes that Luther was himself conscious that he was the means, and not the cause, of profound changes in the religious life of the common man.… (altro)
 
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Banbury | 1 altra recensione | Jan 17, 2010 |

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Opere
33
Utenti
415
Popolarità
#58,725
Voto
3.8
Recensioni
3
ISBN
20

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