German radical Pietism / Hans Schneider ; translated by Gerald T. MacDonald.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Schneider, Hans, 1941-2022.

Series:

Revitalization: explorations in world Christian movements

Pietist and Wesleyan studies ; no. 22.

Pietist and Wesleyan studies ; no. 22

Language:

English

German

Subjects (All):

Pietism--Germany--History.

Pietism.

History.

Germany.

Physical Description:

xviii, 252 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm.

Place of Publication:

Lanham, Md. : Scarecrow Press : Center for the Study of World Christian Revitalization Movements, 2007.

Summary:

Pietism is increasingly recognized as the most important movement in Protestant Christianity since the Reformation of the sixteenth century. Simply put, early Protestant reformers were concerned with reforming the doctrine and beliefs of Christians whereas the Pietiest leaders were concerned with reforming the lives and behavior of Christians. This, coupled with other disagreements, led to calls for separation, which in turn gave rise to the movement best described as radical Pietism. German Radical Pietism introduces the English reader to the research of the major contemporary scholar of radical Pietism, Hans Schneider. Originally appearing in the comprehensive study of the history of Pietism that appeared in the 1990s, Schneider's research considers historical treatment of the major figures, movements, and ideas of the radical wing of German Pietism in the seventeenth and early eighteenth centuries. These developments are set in their historical and social contexts, thereby providing the first definitive treatment in English of this movement as a whole.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 215-248) and indexes.

ISBN:

9780810859838

9780810858176

0810859831

0810858177

OCLC:

81943417