Essay: Paul Baynes and Richard Sibbes, by Tom Schwanda

This essay appears in Protestants and Mysticism in Reformation Europe, a multi-author collection of essays described as “an expansive view of the Protestant reception of mysticism, from the the beginnings of the Reformation through mid-seventeenth century.” Tom Schwanda begins his essay by saying that he will be using the language of “contemplative-mystical piety” which he defines as “the grateful and loving beholding of God through God’s mighty acts and Scripture, in which one experiences union and deepening communion with Jesus Christ through the power and guidance of the Holy Spirit.” The essay contributes to current research in Puritan mysticism by taking a close look at two important Puritans, Paul Baynes and Richard Sibbes, thereby “seeking to demonstrate their appreciation for medieval mysticism in the development of their own contemplative-mystical piety.”

Citation:
Schwanda, Tom. “Paul Baynes and Richard Sibbes.” In Protestants and Mysticism in Reformation Europe, edited by Ronald K. Rittgers and Vincent Evener, 369-388. St. Andrews Studies in Reformation History. Leiden:  Brill, 2019. 

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