Which of the following statements is UNTRUE of the ideology and practice of the Brothers of the Common Life?
A. They embraced a lay religious life of prayer and study without surrendering the world.
B. All members were expected to take special religious vows and to wear a special religious dress.
C. They were centered at Zwolle and Deventer in the Netherlands.
D. They stressed individual piety and practical religion.
E. They fostered religious life outside of formal churches.
B
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