A study of early Montanism and its relation to the Christian church
[Thesis]
Murdoch, William Gordon
University of Birmingham
1946
Thesis (Ph.D.)
1946
Montanism can be regarded as the first of the many voices of protest that have been raised at intervals throughout the history of the Church against the idea of treating the lay believer as a subordinate part of a collective system. This reaction towards individualism on the part of the Montanists tended to go too far in some respects and the exaggerated enthusiasm and bigotry of certain members of the movement led to narrowness of outlook and excesses of behaviour which have no doubt coloured later historians' view of Montanism.
BL Religion; BR Christianity; BX Christian Denominations