The Pietist Impulse in Christianity - Couverture souple

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 0227680006 ISBN 13 : 9780227680001

Editeur : James Clarke & Co Ltd, 2012

Synopsis

Pietism is a reform movement originating among German Lutherans in the 17th century. It focused on personal faith, reacting against Lutheran Church's emphasis on doctrine and theology over Christian living. The movement quickly expanded, exerting anenormous influence on various forms of Christianity, and became concerned with social and educational matters. Indeed, Piestists showed a strong interest in issues of social and ecclesial reform, the nature of history and historical inquiry, the shape and purpose of theology and theological education, the missional task of the church, and social justice and political engagement. Though, the movement remained largely misunderstood, especially in Anglo-American contexts: negative stereotypes depicted Pietism as a quietist and sectarian form of religion, merely concerned with the 'pious soul and its God'. The main proposal of the editors of this volume is to correct this misunderstanding: assembling a deep collection of essays written by scholars from a variety of fields, this work demonstrates that Piestism was a movement characterized by great depth and originality. Besides, they show the vitality and impulse of Pietism today and emphasize the ongoing relevance of the movement for contemporary problems and questions.

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À propos de l'auteur

Christian T. Collins Winn is Associate Professor of Historical and Systematic theology at Bethel University in St. Paul, Minnesota. He is author of "Jesus is Victor!" the Signicance of the Blumhardts for the theology of Karl Barth (2008) and Series Editor for the Blumhardt Series (Cascade Books). G. William Carlson is Professor of History and Political Science at Bethel University in St. Paul, Minnesota. He is the author of numerous articles on Baptist General Conference history, Swedish Pietism, religion in the Soviet Union, and comparative evangelical political thought. Christopher Gehrz is Associate Professor of History and coordinator of the Christianity and Western Culture program at Bethel University in St. Paul, Minnesota. Eric Holst is a graduate of Bethel Seminary, with an interest in contextual theology and theories of Christian education.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: James Clarke & Co Ltd
• Date d'édition: 2012
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0227680006
• ISBN 13: 9780227680001
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 366
• Éditeur: Winn Christian T. Collins, Gehrz Christopher, Holst Eric, Carlson G. William
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
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