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Neither the droit d'auteur qui protège cette thèse. thesis nor substantial extracts fiom it Ni la thèse ni des extraits substantiels may be printed or otherwise de celle-ci ne doivent être imprimés reproduced without the author's ou autrement reproduits sans son permission. autorisation. This ia an histotic.l/thmolapical study of the làfa and thought of Samuml Heinrich Froklàcà (1803-1857). Ft6hlich wra a 19th. crntury Swiss prator who laft the R8fori.d (Calvina8t) Church rad kc- ua ZIrrabaptiat. This act wrm more thln 8-ly r chrnga in chuch mrnibrrrhip* Fxohlich renouacd bfo-d, Protoatmatiam for the "rrdicrlW theology of the Aaabaptbta. Fz~hlich~arctàvitiaa Id to thr foraution of r new lata-Anabaptiat drndnrtion. Tkia projmct ri11 mxrPinm Fz6hlich1a potsonal uad tàoological &valopun+ 88 ha ude thaa tzrnrition rnd will .LY1IIonaerta how thia bursitioa 8hip.d the chu8ct.t of thia na* &nomination. A ptinrry focus will ba tha notion of non-xaaiataaca rnd prcifi= in the daqmdnition. This rasaaxch dea. not focua upon onm putaeulu qumstion. Put 0ii. of thia *ork will consiat of aurvy of thm historical coatuct of Frohlich .nd hi8 movamant. Paz+ Two will k rn ana1y.i. of h6hlichV8rràtàng. The method utilird to analysa Fz6h1ichVm mmitàng will k to clamify oc locrtr ha8 tâoiight within trditioaal, syataatic, thaologial catmgorim~,by uapuiag hir wotk to rmptamntatirr mptiat, lbun Catholic, and Protmtuat thaologp. iii This projmct would not ha- han po8iblm without tâa UIIW~VI~~A~8ppport (and occasionrl idioaiahuat: "y00 hrd ktter not quit8') of y dru wife and kat fzaend Land.. 1 u 8180 in r wry thankful fot litth Natalàara diva~siona dusing *ami vmzy loag and toûiour tro-finguad typing rassioaa, (raad-it book, plms) . 1 would k ramisi if 1 did not mention tha -le of q puent., nrtl and tsthur John. 'Pbia rhould bm r langthy 1i.t iiace 1 hava hn raaistad by so iuiy on thia projmct. 1 would fitat likm to mention my Uri8 conimittaa, aapmcirlly Dt. Dia- Gage my thaiis adviaoz whose constant probing and questioning of my woxk kmpt ma "on -0 straight uad nrrrow". I 8m gtr-ful to Dr. No- King foz thoar insights into th0 thaologacrl enterprise thut ha shared wifh Us studeata in hio classes. Prof. 8.znae llt&mf w.8 aspechlly hmlpful aad unrmlfiah with hia tiu and suggmstionr. 1 rppracirta Dr. Mary Bird's wallangneas to char fhr theai. &fuism. 1 f-1 it as iPipottrnt to mention th. rsaiafrnce of Dt. Edwad Crornly in Latin trur8latioa uad my fathar, nit1 Jahn for ar8istuacm in Gazmut -8a8lrtion. Wbila aot ditmctly iavolvd with thà8 projoct, th. ski118 trught by Dr. Dotothy Sly rnd Dt. Dam Wilna wum anvaluab10 an thrt thry taught ma to =arouch aad zoad c..t.fully, with .a aprn mind . I f-1 at is rlro appropriata to montioa othmrs likr Walkr Laubla, Pax- Klopfen.kin, Dm-rt Grrtz, Ahx k&nrc, Victot ICliawat, and othmri whom f hava r.gretably forgotton to montion, but who an iiay ways prabrbly uaknom to thmmsmlvmr, a8sist.d or grmatly in ais projact. Tabla of Contenta ii iii iv v Xntroductioa PART ONE: Y. Historicrl Background of Samuel Ftoàlich and hi8 Et8 Th* Swasr Rmfor~artion Swittrrlmd aad the Aaabaptiats Tbe Anrbrptiats and thr Stata Churcb The Impact of th0 Fzench Ravolutioa on Switrrrlaad The EImlvatac Rupublic in Switzatlrnd Samar1 Hmiarich Frohlach Brohlicb, and the Mmnaonitma Pararcution of tha kirbrptirts Puramcution of tha Evaagmlacal Baptà8ts Fr6hlichta Pazsonrl Ci~mms+rnces Deno&nrtional Gxowth - ûvervirw North Amoricr PART mm: III &mbap+imt Th.ology rnb th. TraâLUoarl Systrutic Thmlogial Catmgoriaa Introduction Ftohlich' 8 ~~loqi~lAathrapologp Body, Soul rnd Spitit Frahlioh .ad Bubma&u on Body, Soul md Spitit The #a+Ur=8 of Sin &a fr6hlich and #.-O Siaon8 Sin Catagoritod Culpability of Sin in Caildroa IV Sokriology Aaabrptiat8 on Baptism Ramas Catâolic aad koteataat Bapti.r Thm Biblicrl Fouadation fog Infaat Baptà~i Fr6hlaah uid th. Aarkrptiata on th. Baptia of Xnfrnt. Orrcm aad Baptiam Frohlich8s Baptismal P~actàams Thm Btothzan Influencm on Froehlich V Fzohlich'a Doc+rana of God mm01ogy Simon8 and Fr6hlich on th. Ttanity Sinona .nd Fz6hlich on Càristology Chtistt8 ~w/DivanmNatu- Conclusion - h6hlichts Lagrcy This thesis, ahould k conaidmzad onfy a8 a stuting point, for unâotstanding thm tmachinq aad lmgacy of Samuel Heinrich Frohlich. Thar reaauch &aa not canem about r psrticular question but will explore and analyse the biog+aphical, theological .ad docfrinal aspects of Fzohlich writing. Even though .ai. Anabaptista considot Frohlich to bm an ~nabaptist,' hm was navar ucpïicit as to which individualr or zeligious traditions subatantirlly info-d or influmnced has theology. Tha. wotk will rtfrnpt to uncover Frohlachrs Anabaptist roota in ozde= to &tedm whmthas Frohlichr s theof ogy was in f act Anabaptist and how thia uy have influenced or shrprd the &nomination ha foun&d. Accordiag to Dt. Pet.= Brodc, 8 hirtoririi at the Uaiveraaty of Tooroonto, tâm history of tâm ttrâitaon fouridid by Frohlich Il.. .conrtàtutms ona of th. laast known chaptarr in the hiatory of tha Aaabaptàat-Mannoaita movamntw.2 In a zaview of a book on Prohlich, Dmlbert Gtrtr a profmsaor at Bluffton Collqa, notoû târt th ruthor of the book, provaâd vmry littlm iaaight on the ".. aoutcm or aourcms of influance on th. vuious aapmcta of F=6hlich1r tâaakingN.' Grata suggrskd that a+ a8 tirir thrtmora work w88 &am an thar uma. Thora ha. been little zerruch into the relrtionahip botwmoa Calvinism, thm Rafozmed Chultch aad thm Anabrptists in the 19? and 20% con-Lea. mat rmiauch ii centrmd about Calvin (16~.crntury) and hi. rmlrtionship with thr Arrabrptista. mat maker this rairuch inUresting is that Fzohlich w.8 8 19? cmntury, Referaiad Church paitot who subrequrntly loft tâm Reform Church and rllied hiaprelf with the Aaabrptiat8, a rmligious kadition thrt hrd hirtorically ben drnigrrtrd rnd patarcukd by thr Caïvinaata. The souzca8 utilizmd foi thia wozk, will be Fxohlich's uctuat wtatangs, which coaairt lrrgely of arwona, lettezs, biogrrphicrl piecea, c-ntrriea on Biblicrl books and prasrgea, and rlso essaya uid booklmts on variou8 points of doctxinri and blirf. Except for on* -11 booklrt, theae works have al1 baon baaslrtad into Englirh. At one point Frohlich wra pseaching r8 -y as 450 rmrnons per ymrr and a large number of th. outlines of thas. raaiona havm Imn pteaertnd. Fsohlich wrotm quite utensivaly .ad w88 aaid to have nitu 200 to 300 lmttora in duplicata rnnurlly.' The Eaq1i.h apo.Lang bruach of th. duadnation (Tho Apostolic Chxistirn Church) ha8 mrnaged to prmremm, ~axaa1r.kaad publiih thr wotka of trohlàch. Othar thrn F=ohlichri work, th0 publications of the Apo~tolàcChristian Chutch conaaat of 0%- &potional ot apologetàc worka . A f.r '8hhiatoràea*rha- bman pub1ish.d by mambars of tho duadnation ovmt tha y-a. Honvm~:,to &te fh. dmnrvmirution ha. not publiahaâ uiy ~crit&~cl~~or %xarlyticclt8woska tâat have aag8q.d Frohlichls doctrinrs ot theology . Put One of tàia work will udnethe hiatory of Samuel Frohlich aad thm pmtiod during which hm livrd. !Phi8 ri11 be affected by fitst aumayang th. politacil and taligious influenc88 of Frinca, thm kench Rmvolution and Nipolmon on Switzerlind, the houlaad of Frehlàch. Thia aumy of th8 French ànflu8nca will ba followd by an urainrtàon of the .volution of ~rligiouatolesrnce ia Switzarlrnd and how ais affacted the lifa, wotk, and lagacy of Prohlach. Part Tro of thia work will udnoFr6hlich'a thought and theology by aiturtang tham witbin tb.