Impartial History of the Church and Heretics
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Impartial History of the Church and Heretics is a late 17th-century ecclesiastical history by Gottfried Arnold that critically reexamines mainstream church narratives and sympathetically portrays various persecuted religious groups.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
book
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ecclesiastical history ⓘ |
| aimsTo |
defend persecuted Christians
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expose abuses of ecclesiastical power ⓘ |
| associatedWith | German Pietism NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| author | Gottfried Arnold NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| contrasts | institutional church with early Christian ideals ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Germany ⓘ |
| criticizes |
established church authorities
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orthodox Lutheranism ⓘ |
| critiques |
confessional dogmatism
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state‑church alliances ⓘ |
| evaluates | orthodoxy in light of New Testament Christianity ⓘ |
| genre |
church history
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religious history ⓘ |
| historicalContext |
post‑Reformation German Protestantism
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rise of Pietist movements ⓘ |
| historicalMethod |
revisionist approach to church history
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use of alternative sources and perspectives ⓘ |
| historicalScope | early Christianity to early modern period ⓘ |
| influenced |
Protestant dissenting movements
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later church historiography ⓘ |
| influencedBy | Radical Pietism NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| language | German ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
Christian church history
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heresy ⓘ persecuted religious groups ⓘ |
| notableFor |
emphasis on inner piety over external orthodoxy
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reversal of traditional judgments on heretics ⓘ |
| perspective |
critical reexamination of mainstream church narratives
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sympathetic portrayal of persecuted religious groups ⓘ |
| portraysPositively | persecuted minorities in church history ⓘ |
| portraysPositively | various so‑called heretical groups ⓘ |
| publicationCentury | 17th century ⓘ |
| publicationPeriod | late 17th century ⓘ |
| questions |
official church historiography
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traditional definitions of heresy ⓘ |
| reception |
controversial among orthodox theologians
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influential among radical Protestants ⓘ |
| religiousTradition | Protestantism ⓘ |
| theologicalOrientation | Pietist ⓘ |
| workType |
confessional critique
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polemical history ⓘ |
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