Abraham Friesen
Biographic Data
| ID | 3676359 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Abraham Friesen |
| GIVEN NAMES | Abraham |
| FAMILY NAME | Friesen |
| SIGNATURE | FRIESEN A |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of California, Santa Barbara |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 7 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 1 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 7 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1965 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2001 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
The Contentious Triangle
Erasmus, the Anabaptists, and the Great Commission
Many scholars have pointed to the influence of Erasmus on the early Swiss Anabaptists and Menno Simons. Yet the truth of this contention has never been firmly established. This volume uses new research data and argumentation to build a more convincing case for the early Anabaptist movement's dependence on Erasmus's thought.Abraham Friesen first surveys the various ways Anabaptist history has been interpreted. He then discusses the state of schola…
Thomas Muntzer, a Destroyer of the Godless
Wilhelm Zimmermann and the Nemesis of History
The impulse Toward Restitutionist Thought in Christian Humanism
Journal Article The impulse Toward Restitutionist Thought in Christian Humanism Get access ABRAHAM FRIESEN ABRAHAM FRIESEN ABRAHAM FRIESEN, Ph D, is Associate Professor of Renaissance and Reformation History at the University of California, Santa Barbara His recent works include Reformation and Utopia the Marxist Interpretation of the Reformation and its Antecedents and, together with HansJurgen Goertz, Thomas Muntzer Search for other works by th…
Philipp Melanchthon (1497-1560), Wilhelm Zimmermann (1807-1878) and the Dilemma of Muntzer Historiography
Lies always limp arid are easily caught. It is difficult for them to escape the verdict of a keen, quick intellect."Thus wrote Petrarch to Emperor Charles IV regarding the authenticity of a document which purported to exempt "Austria" from imperial jurisdiction. But even Petrarch with his "keen, quick intellect" might have had difficulty in detecting another besetting sin of his day-but by no means only of his day-plagiarism. For by its very natu…
Thomas Müntzer in Marxist Thought
Thomas Müntzer, in the well known words of the Apostle Paul, has come to be 'all things to all men,' albeit only after his death. But already during his lifetime opinion was strongly divided over this man. Certainly he had his staunch supporters1as well as his bitter enemies, but there were also those who saw both good and evil in him. Müntzer's most adamant opponent was undoubtedly Martin Luther himself, who had no intention of standing idly by …
Thomas Müntzer in Marxist Thought
Thomas Müntzer, in the well known words of the Apostle Paul, has come to be 'all things to all men,' albeit only after his death. But already during his lifetime opinion was strongly divided over this man. Certainly he had his staunch supporters1as well as his bitter enemies, but there were also those who saw both good and evil in him. Müntzer's most adamant opponent was undoubtedly Martin Luther himself, who had no intention of standing idly by …
Thomas Müntzer in Marxist Thought
Thomas Müntzer, in the well known words of the Apostle Paul, has come to be 'all things to all men,' albeit only after his death. But already during his lifetime opinion was strongly divided over this man. Certainly he had his staunch supporters1as well as his bitter enemies, but there were also those who saw both good and evil in him. Müntzer's most adamant opponent was undoubtedly Martin Luther himself, who had no intention of standing idly by …
Philipp Melanchthon (1497-1560), Wilhelm Zimmermann (1807-1878) and the Dilemma of Muntzer Historiography
Lies always limp arid are easily caught. It is difficult for them to escape the verdict of a keen, quick intellect."Thus wrote Petrarch to Emperor Charles IV regarding the authenticity of a document which purported to exempt "Austria" from imperial jurisdiction. But even Petrarch with his "keen, quick intellect" might have had difficulty in detecting another besetting sin of his day-but by no means only of his day-plagiarism. For by its very natu…
The impulse Toward Restitutionist Thought in Christian Humanism
Journal Article The impulse Toward Restitutionist Thought in Christian Humanism Get access ABRAHAM FRIESEN ABRAHAM FRIESEN ABRAHAM FRIESEN, Ph D, is Associate Professor of Renaissance and Reformation History at the University of California, Santa Barbara His recent works include Reformation and Utopia the Marxist Interpretation of the Reformation and its Antecedents and, together with HansJurgen Goertz, Thomas Muntzer Search for other works by th…
Wilhelm Zimmermann and the Nemesis of History
Thomas Muntzer, a Destroyer of the Godless
Erasmus, the Anabaptists, and the Great Commission
Many scholars have pointed to the influence of Erasmus on the early Swiss Anabaptists and Menno Simons. Yet the truth of this contention has never been firmly established. This volume uses new research data and argumentation to build a more convincing case for the early Anabaptist movement's dependence on Erasmus's thought.Abraham Friesen first surveys the various ways Anabaptist history has been interpreted. He then discusses the state of schola…
The Contentious Triangle
History (6 works) · Philosophy (6 works) · Art (5 works) · Reformation and Early Modern Christianity (4 works) · Theology (4 works) · Art history (3 works) · Literature (3 works) · Religious studies (3 works) · Anabaptists (2 works) · Classics (2 works)