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Shantz, Douglas H.

 
9781421408309: An Introduction to German Pietism: Protestant Renewal at the Dawn of Modern Europe
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ISBN 10 : 1421408309 ISBN 13 : 9781421408309
Editeur : Johns Hopkins University Press, 2013

Synopsis

An up-to-date portrait of a defining moment in the Christian story--its beginnings, worldview, and cultural significance.

Winner of the Dale W. Brown Book Award of the Young Center for Anabaptists and Pietist Studies at Elizabethtown College

An Introduction to German Pietism provides a scholarly investigation of a movement that changed the history of Protestantism. The Pietists can be credited with inspiring both Evangelicalism and modern individualism.

Taking into account new discoveries in the field, Douglas H. Shantzfocuses on features of Pietism that made it religiously and culturally significant. He discusses the social and religious roots of Pietism in earlier German Radicalism and situates Pietist beginnings in three cities: Frankfurt, Leipzig, and Halle. Shantz also examines the cultural worlds of the Pietists, including Pietism and gender, Pietists as readers and translators of the Bible, and Pietists as missionaries to the far reaches of the world. He not only considers Pietism's role in shaping modern western religion and culture but also reflects on the relevance of the Pietist religious paradigm of today.

The first survey of German Pietism in English in forty years, An Introduction to German Pietism provides a narrative interpretation of the movement as a whole. The book's accessible tone and concise portrayal of an extensive and complex subject make it ideal for courses on early modern Christianity and German history. The book includes appendices with translations of German primary sources and discussion questions.

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À propos de l'auteur

Douglas H. Shantz is Professor of Christian Thought at the University of Calgary and the author of Between Sardis and Philadelphia: The Life and World of Pietist Court Preacher Conrad Bröske.

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Éditeur
Johns Hopkins University Press
Date d'édition
2013
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
1421408309
ISBN 13 
9781421408309
Reliure
Relié
Nombre de pages
520
Coordonnées du fabricant
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Personne responsable
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9781421408316: An Introduction to German Pietism - Protestant Renewal at the Dawn of Modern Europe

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ISBN 10 :  1421408317 ISBN 13 :  9781421408316
Editeur : Johns Hopkins University Press, 2013
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