Casper Schwenckfeld: Forgotten Reformer

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Christianity Today / 1989 / Other

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He tried to walk the middle road. He never thought simplistically or literally. He always concerned himself most with the results of a theological system on the life of individuals and their society as a whole. These statements describe the Silesian reformer, Caspar Schwenckfeld, though they reveal only a small portion of his forgotten legacy. Learn about his background, his theological breakthroughs, his disputes with every 16th century denomination, and his love for the Lord Jesus Christ in this issue of Christian History & Biography.

Inside this issue you'll find:

The Schwenckfeld Bible
The Reformation Era - Various reformers and their follow ers have been neglected because "history has most often been written by the winners. " Who were these forgotten reformers and how do they fit in?
Caspar Schwenckfeld on Spiritual Growth and Living the Christian Life - Schwenckfeld's teachings on the experiential knowledge of God and the School of Christ
Journey to Wittenberg - An account, in Schwenckfeld's own words, of his decisive meetings with Martin Luther in December 1525 to discuss his theological breakthrough.
The Life and Thought of Caspar Schwenckfeld Von Ossig
The World of Schwenckfeld's Birth
Schwenckfeld's Aim
Freedom in Pennsylvania - Schwenckfelders and the New World
Also: The Hard Journey to AmericaPennsylvania offered freedom and peace for the Schwenckfelders
The Landing of the Schwenckfelders from the St. Andrew
Christian Self-Surrender
On the Prayer of Faith
Christian Patience and Humility - A Letter to a Mother and Her Children
The Gallery:Associates of Caspar Schwenckfeld

Issue 21 (Volume VIII (8), Number 1)