A Companion to German Pietism, 1660-1800
Author | : Douglas Shantz |
Publisher | : BRILL |
Total Pages | : 585 |
Release | : 2014-11-06 |
ISBN-10 | : 9789004283862 |
ISBN-13 | : 9004283862 |
Rating | : 4/5 (62 Downloads) |
Book excerpt: 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.