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The purpose of this book is to shed light on the thought of Dirk Philips, who was a Mennonite leader in the sixteenth century, and to argue that his various doctrines, including his Christology, ecclesiology, soteriology, and anthropology, are interrelated with his view of the visible church. This book explains that Dirk Philips' view of the visible church is much closer to the ecclesiology of Augustine's tradition rather than to the ecclesiology of the Donatists' tradition. Although Dirk Philips had excellent theological abilities and he was a leader who made a significant contribution to the development of the Mennonites camp, he did not receive much attention in the study of Anabaptists, and there has not been much research on this sixteenth-century Mennonite leader. Thus, this book will help you discover a great sixteenth-century leader who has been forgotten in church history. Is it true that the Radical Reformers are disciples of Donatus, that the Anabaptists thought that the failed believers cannot be forgiven because the church is a gathering of pure souls? This book will probe the idea that the Radical Reformation is closer to the ecclesiology of Augustine's tradition than to the ecclesiology of the Donatists' tradition.

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"""The voices of the sixteenth-century Anabaptists, while out of step in their own day, sing with helpfulness into our day of theological confusion. That is why I am grateful for this careful study of Dirk Philips by Insung Jeon. Readers will find themselves learning and intrigued, and also helped."" --Jason G. Duesing, Midwestern Baptist Theological Seminary ""Dirk Philips is an underappreciated theologian of the early Anabaptist movement, generally dismissed by mainstream theologians as a Donatist. Yet in this creative reappraisal of his work, Insung Jeon reclaims Philips as an orthodox Christian thinker whose views on Christology, soteriology, and the visible church have much to offer the contemporary church still today. An important contribution to Radical Reformation scholarship!"" --John D. Roth, Secretary, Mennonite World Conference Faith and Life Commission"

The voices of the sixteenth-century Anabaptists, while out of step in their own day, sing with helpfulness into our day of theological confusion. That is why I am grateful for this careful study of Dirk Philips by Insung Jeon. Readers will find themselves learning and intrigued, and also helped. --Jason G. Duesing, Midwestern Baptist Theological Seminary Dirk Philips is an underappreciated theologian of the early Anabaptist movement, generally dismissed by mainstream theologians as a Donatist. Yet in this creative reappraisal of his work, Insung Jeon reclaims Philips as an orthodox Christian thinker whose views on Christology, soteriology, and the visible church have much to offer the contemporary church still today. An important contribution to Radical Reformation scholarship! --John D. Roth, Secretary, Mennonite World Conference Faith and Life Commission

The voices of the sixteenth-century Anabaptists, while out of step in their own day, sing with helpfulness into our day of theological confusion. That is why I am grateful for this careful study of Dirk Philips by Insung Jeon. Readers will find themselves learning and intrigued, and also helped. --Jason G. Duesing, Midwestern Baptist Theological Seminary Dirk Philips is an underappreciated theologian of the early Anabaptist movement, generally dismissed by mainstream theologians as a Donatist. Yet in this creative reappraisal of his work, Insung Jeon reclaims Philips as an orthodox Christian thinker whose views on Christology, soteriology, and the visible church have much to offer the contemporary church still today. An important contribution to Radical Reformation scholarship! --John D. Roth, Secretary, Mennonite World Conference Faith and Life Commission

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Insung Jeon is Executive Pastor of Wonju Central Baptist Church in South Korea. He received a DPhil degree from Midwestern Baptist Theological Seminary with a specialization in historical theology, a ThM from New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary, an MDiv from Korea Baptist Theological Seminary, and a BA from Yonsei University in South Korea.

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