An Introduction to German Pietism: Protestant Renewal at the Dawn of Modern Europe
Douglas H. Shantz
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Description for An Introduction to German Pietism: Protestant Renewal at the Dawn of Modern Europe
Paperback. The book includes appendices with translations of German primary sources and discussion questions. Series: Young Center Books in Anabaptist and Pietist Studies. Num Pages: 520 pages, 14, 11 black & white halftones, 3 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: 1DFG; HBJD; HRCC9. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 227 x 151 x 33. Weight in Grams: 694.
"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. Shantz focuses 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 ... Read more
"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. Shantz focuses 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 ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press United States
Number of pages
520
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Series
Young Center Books in Anabaptist and Pietist Studies
Condition
New
Weight
693g
Number of Pages
520
Place of Publication
Baltimore, MD, United States
ISBN
9781421408316
SKU
V9781421408316
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About Douglas H. Shantz
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 Broske.
Reviews for An Introduction to German Pietism: Protestant Renewal at the Dawn of Modern Europe
Shantz documents the great diversity within Pietism through accounts of scores of individuals and their unique contributions... Highly recommended. Choice An excellent entree to the history and character of Pietism.
Carter Lindberg Catholic Historical Review This book creates a critical foundation for grasping many of the significant influences on transatlantic Evangelicalism... It is an excellent introduction to the study ... Read more
Carter Lindberg Catholic Historical Review This book creates a critical foundation for grasping many of the significant influences on transatlantic Evangelicalism... It is an excellent introduction to the study ... Read more