Hans Tausen: Kampen for en dansk Luther: En historiografisk undersøgelse af Hans Tausen-receptionen i det 20. århundrede

Abstract

The article is a historiographical examination of the reception of the Danish reformer Hans Tausen: The Lutheran Orthodox theologians (late 16 th-17th century) distanced themselves from Tausen, as they identified his theology as 'Zwinglian'. Pietism and Rationalism (second half of the 18th century), in contrast, defended Tausen and even called him the 'Danish Luther' because of what they saw as 'Lutheran' aspects of his theology. A critical focus (from around 1850) did not change the general description. The article emphasizes that the examinations of the 20th century are still to be grouped into two, since the focus either is on the 'Lutheran' perspectives or Tausen as influenced by the 'humanistic' Reformation, by some alternatively identified as a kind of 'Philippistic' or 'Wittenberg1 theology. A renewed examination of Tauseifs theology must rather be understood as a synthesis of continuity and reorientation.

Original languageDanish
JournalDansk Teologisk Tidsskrift
Volume74
Issue number4
Pages (from-to)276-293
Number of pages17
ISSN0105-3191
Publication statusPublished - 2011

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