Mary S Sprunger
Biographic Data
| ID | 1166345 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Mary S Sprunger |
| GIVEN NAMES | Mary S |
| FAMILY NAME | Sprunger |
| SIGNATURE | SPRUNGER M S |
| AFFILIATIONS | Eastern Mennonite University |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 3 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 0 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 3 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1995 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2024 |
| H-INDEX | 0 |
John Paget of Amsterdam
John Paget (c. 1574-1638), head pastor of the English Reformed Church of Amsterdam from 1607-1637, helped to shape the future of Presbyterianism. Exiled from England for nonconformity, Paget embraced the cosmopolitanism and religious toleration of his new city, studying Hebrew and Arabic in a multicultural circle of scholars. When the plague struck Amsterdam, he preached sermons on death and visited members in infected homes. When it came to Prot…
From Communalism to Capitalism
The behavior of 17th-century Mennonites in Amsterdam shows that a tight-knit social network formed by participation in a distinct worshipping community, coupled with Anabaptist theology that taught a unity of faith and practice, contributed to financial success given a fertile social, economic and political milieu. This case-study-based article explores how radical economic communalism prominent in early Dutch Anabaptism gave way under toleration…
The History of the Unity of Brethren
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The History of the Unity of Brethren
From Communalism to Capitalism
The behavior of 17th-century Mennonites in Amsterdam shows that a tight-knit social network formed by participation in a distinct worshipping community, coupled with Anabaptist theology that taught a unity of faith and practice, contributed to financial success given a fertile social, economic and political milieu. This case-study-based article explores how radical economic communalism prominent in early Dutch Anabaptism gave way under toleration…
John Paget of Amsterdam
John Paget (c. 1574-1638), head pastor of the English Reformed Church of Amsterdam from 1607-1637, helped to shape the future of Presbyterianism. Exiled from England for nonconformity, Paget embraced the cosmopolitanism and religious toleration of his new city, studying Hebrew and Arabic in a multicultural circle of scholars. When the plague struck Amsterdam, he preached sermons on death and visited members in infected homes. When it came to Prot…
Philosophy (3 works) · Reformation and Early Modern Christianity (3 works) · Theology (3 works) · History (2 works) · Law (2 works) · Political science (2 works) · Protestantism (2 works) · Religious studies (2 works) · Toleration (2 works) · American Constitutional Law and Politics (1 work)