The devotional literature of Johann Arndt (1555-1621) had an extraordinarily broad impact. To guide his readers toward spiritual renewal was the principle concern of his works. Arndt's doctrine of the imitation of Christ is of central significance in...
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The devotional literature of Johann Arndt (1555-1621) had an extraordinarily broad impact. To guide his readers toward spiritual renewal was the principle concern of his works. Arndt's doctrine of the imitation of Christ is of central significance in this respect. The study of the concept of imitation of Christ reveals the fascinating profile of the theologian and his endeavour to unite partly disparate traditions in one concept. Besides Lutheran theology the volume especially discusses Paracelsus and his school of followers, Valentin Weigel, and medieval mystic sources. It includes a comparative study of the different versions of the book Vom wahren Christentum (True Christianity) that were printed between 1605 and 1610. Arndt's Passion Sermons and other selected texts are included in the analysis. Comparisons with writings of Johann Gerhard and Valentin Weigel highlight distinctive aspects of Arndt's theological profile
Zum Stand der Forschung -- Der theologische und programmatische Kontext des Arndtschen imitatio-Christi-Konzepts in der Urausgabe Von Wahrem Christentum (1605) -- Arndts Konzeption der Anthropologie, der Erbsünden- und der Wiedergeburtslehre im Lichte der Konzeptionen des Paracelsus und Valentin Weigels : zwei Exkurse -- Arndts Konzept der imitatio Christi in der Urausgabe Von Wahrem Christentum (1605) -- Die Weiterenwicklung des Arndtschen imitatio-Christi-Konzepts im Zuge der redaktionellen Bearbeitung von Buch I des Wahren Christentums (1610) -- Johann Gerhards Konzept der imitatio Christi in den Meditationes sacrae (1606) im Vergleich mit der Nachfolge-Konzeption Arndts -- Arndtschen imitatio-Christi-Konzept ab 1610 -- Die Kreuzenachfolge : Simon von Cyrene in den Passionsauslegungen Gerhards und Arndts -- Thesen.