Libertinism

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The term libertinism (from Latin libertinus , the freed ) denotes a deviation from recognized doctrine or morality. There have been several movements of so-called libertines throughout history , for example during the Reformation . Also the understanding of the freedom gained in Jesus Christ , recognizable (and rejected) in the New Testament, in the sense of a release from all norms, is called libertinism in today's theology. The opposite extreme is asceticism .

literature

  • Ulrich Scheffbuch: Libertinism . In: Evangelical Lexicon for Theology and Congregation . Volume 2. Wuppertal, Zurich 1993, pp. 1240f.

Single receipts

  1. ^ So Werner Foerster: New Testament Contemporary History . Hamburg 1968, one volume edition, p. 299.