Brides in the Desert: The Spirituality of the Beguines (Traditions of Christian Spirituality)
by Saskia Murk-Jansen
Traditions of Christian Spirituality
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The four women discussed in this book - Hadewych, Mechtild of Magdeburg, Marguerite Porete and Beatrijs of Nazareth - between them span the thirteenth century. This period, which was the time of greatest flowering of Beguine mystic literature, also saw the movement change from being hailed as the holiest way of Christian life to being condemned as heretical. Saskia Murk-Jansen describes the historical context of the Beguine movement and the changing social reality in which these women and show more their fellow Beguines lived. show lessTags
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This was new information for me! I was not aware of the existence of such a class of laywomen and laymen in the monastic tradtion of the Church. Some names were familiar, of course, but had little knowledge of their historical context or spiritual importance.
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- 273.6 — Religion History of Christianity Doctrinal controversies and heresies in general church history Heresies 10th-16th century: Antinomian, Bogomils, Cathars and Patarenes, the Waldenses, the Anabaptists, Paulicians
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