Dirk Philips, A Sixteenth-Century Dutch Anabaptist

His Doctrine of the Visible Church and Its Influence on His Theological System

INSUNG JEON

dirk philips: a sixteenth-century dutch anabaptist

His Doctrine of the Visible Church and Its Influence on His Theological System

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Names: Jeon, Insung, author.

Title: Dirk Philips, a sixteenth-century Dutch anabaptist : his doctrine of the visible church and its influence on his theological system / Insung Jeon.

Description: Eugene, OR : Pickwick Publications, 2022 | Includes bibliographical references.

Identifiers: isbn 978-1-6667-0790-8 (paperback) | isbn 978-1-6667-0791-5 (hardcover) | isbn 978-1-6667-0792-2 (ebook)

Subjects: LCSH: Philips, Dirk, 1504–1568. | Anabaptists—Netherlands—History—16th century.

Classification: BX8143.P45 J46 2022 (print) | BX8143.P45 J46 (ebook)

Table of Contents

TITLE PAGE

ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

ABBREVIATIONS

CHAPTER 1: INTRODUCTION

CHAPTER 2: DIRK PHILIPS’S VIEW OF THE VISIBLE CHURCH

CHAPTER 3: CHRISTOLOGY

CHAPTER 4: ECCLESIOLOGY

CHAPTER 5: SOTERIOLOGY

CHAPTER 6: ANTHROPOLOGY

CHAPTER 7: CONCLUSION

BIBLIOGRAPHY

To Minyoung

הָּרכְמִ םינִינִפְּמִ קחָׂרוְ אצׇמְיִ ימִ ליִחַֿתשֶׁאֵ

רסָחְיֶ אׂל ללָשְָׁו לְָבַּ בלֵ בׇּ חטַבָּ

הייֶּחַ ימֵיְ לֹכּ ערָֿאוְ בט וּהתְלַמָגְּ

Proverbs 31:10–12

ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

This book is a revision of a dissertation, written to meet the requirements of the PhD program at Midwestern Baptist Theological Seminary. I am glad to acknowledge my debt to some of those who have helped me take this project from an idea to a finished this work. There are many people to whom I need to give thanks for their care and sacrifices.

In writing the original manuscript, I am privileged to have received guidance from two great professors at Midwestern Baptist Theological Seminary. My thanks go first to Dr. Michael D. McMullen, who as chairman on my dissertation committee, guided this work always with a kind heart and strengthened this work beyond my expectations. His dedication to his students has inspired me to be a better writer and theologian. Also, I would like to thank Dr. Jason G. Duesing, who has served as the second reader on my dissertation committee. His deep insight, advice, and encouragement helped me complete this project, and he took the time to provide detailed criticism. I am also grateful to Dr. John Lee, my neighbor, advisor, and exercise partner. He has broadened my perspective ...

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About Dirk Philips, A Sixteenth-Century Dutch Anabaptist: His Doctrine of the Visible Church and Its Influence on His Theological System

The purpose of this book is to shed light on the thought of Dirk Philips, who was a Mennonite leader in the sixteenth century, and to argue that his various doctrines, including his Christology, ecclesiology, soteriology, and anthropology, are interrelated with his view of the visible church. This book explains that Dirk Philips' view of the visible church is much closer to the ecclesiology of Augustine's tradition rather than to the ecclesiology of the Donatists' tradition.
Although Dirk Philips had excellent theological abilities and he was a leader who made a significant contribution to the development of the Mennonites camp, he did not receive much attention in the study of Anabaptists, and there has not been much research on this sixteenth-century Mennonite leader. Thus, this book will help you discover a great sixteenth-century leader who has been forgotten in church history.
Is it true that the Radical Reformers are disciples of Donatus, that the Anabaptists thought that the failed believers cannot be forgiven because the church is a gathering of pure souls? This book will probe the idea that the Radical Reformation is closer to the ecclesiology of Augustine's tradition than to the ecclesiology of the Donatists' tradition.

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