Abstract
This contribution deals with Coornhert's disputations with Reformed ministers. It shows that Coornhert's ideas on how to organize a sensible debate underwent significant change. More and more he expected the audience present to judge who was right and who was wrong. Hence truth finding became the more and more the responsibility of individual believers. Coornhert came to believe that the aim of a proper debate was to inform his audience so that they could decide on true and false in accordance with their own conscience.
Original language | German |
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Title of host publication | Freiheit im reformierten Protestantismus |
Subtitle of host publication | Konzepte-Praktiken-Diskurse. Vorträge des 13. internationalen Emder Tagung zur Geschichte des reformierten Protestantismus |
Editors | Martin Sallmann, Ueli Zahnd |
Place of Publication | Göttingen |
Publisher | Vandenhoeck & Ruprecht |
Pages | 65 |
Number of pages | 80 |
Publication status | Published - 2024 |
Externally published | Yes |
Keywords
- Coornhert
- Religious Debates
- Religious Tolerance
- Freedom
- Reformation
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