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Political Mysticism: Augustine Baker, the Spiritual Formation of Missionaries and the Catholic Reformation in England

Kelly, James E.

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Augustine Baker, the seventeenth-century Benedictine monk, is primarily remembered as an advocate of mystical spiritual contemplation. This reputation was shaped by a contemporary supporter, whose synopsis of Baker’s works is the source most commonly consulted by historians. However, by reading Baker’s complete ‘Treatise of the English Mission’ and recontextualizing this manuscript, it is evident that he was addressing problems of his day. His Treatise is a polemical response to debates about the implementation of the Catholic Reformation in England, Baker advocating a vision of clerical formation and personal spiritual reformation for all those active in the English Catholic mission.

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Kelly, J. E. (2020). Political Mysticism: Augustine Baker, the Spiritual Formation of Missionaries and the Catholic Reformation in England. Journal of Ecclesiastical History, 72(2), 300-322. https://doi.org/10.1017/s0022046920000019

Journal Article Type Article
Acceptance Date Jan 17, 2019
Online Publication Date Jun 9, 2020
Publication Date Apr 1, 2020
Deposit Date Jan 22, 2020
Publicly Available Date Mar 28, 2024
Journal Journal of Ecclesiastical History
Print ISSN 0022-0469
Electronic ISSN 1469-7637
Publisher Cambridge University Press
Peer Reviewed Peer Reviewed
Volume 72
Issue 2
Pages 300-322
DOI https://doi.org/10.1017/s0022046920000019

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