Contents

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents v
3. Preface vii
4. Abbreviations ix
5. Introduction 1
6. 1 August Hermann Francke’s Conversion 15
7. 2 Early Pietism and the Diverse Cultures of Conversion 28
8. 3 Conversion in Light of Death: Von Schönberg and Henckel’s Last Hours 50
9. 4 The Bußkampf and Conflicting Views of Conversion After Francke 61
10. 5 Pietist Periodicals and the Conversion Narrative 71
11. 6 Conversion in Dargun 90
12. 7 Execution Narratives 122
13. Conclusion 144
14. Notes 159
15. Bibliography 201
16. Index 221