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A Companion to German Pietism, 1660-1800
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English
Published/Copyright:
2015
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A Companion to German Pietism offers an introduction to recent Pietism scholarship on both sides of the Atlantic, in German, Dutch, and English. The focus is upon early modern German Pietism, a movement that arose in the late 17th century German Empire within both Reformed and Lutheran traditions. It introduced a new paradigm to German Protestantism that included personal renewal, new birth, women-dominated conventicles, and millennialism.
The “Introduction” offers a concise overview of modern research into German Pietism. The Companion is then organized according to the different worlds of Pietist existence—intellectual, devotional, literary-cultural, and social-political.
The “Introduction” offers a concise overview of modern research into German Pietism. The Companion is then organized according to the different worlds of Pietist existence—intellectual, devotional, literary-cultural, and social-political.
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Douglas H. Shantz, PhD in History, University of Waterloo (1987), holds the Chair of Christian Thought in the Dept. of Religious Studies, University of Calgary. He has published books, articles, and chapters on German Pietism, including An Introduction to German Pietism (Johns Hopkins, 2013).
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“handsomely produced … Riches and surprises abound in this substantial volume. All essays are of the highest quality.”
Walter Sundberg, Luther Seminary, Saint Paul, Minnesota. In: Lutheran Quarterly, Vol. 30, No. 3 (2016), pp. 351-352.
Walter Sundberg, Luther Seminary, Saint Paul, Minnesota. In: Lutheran Quarterly, Vol. 30, No. 3 (2016), pp. 351-352.
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eBook published on:
November 6, 2014
eBook ISBN:
9789004283862
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Main content:
572
eBook ISBN:
9789004283862
Keywords for this book
Lutheranism; Calvinism; Netherlands; renewal; gender; conventicles; millennialism; Jews; Anabaptist; conversion; translation; politics
Audience(s) for this book
The book offers a useful introduction to the field of German Pietism scholarship for graduate students and scholars of early modern Europe.
