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 moreof German Pietism... This book can be read by anyone interested in learning more about German Pietism.
Tom Schwanda Evangelical Studies Bulletin Shantz succeeds in providing a detailed, but largely accessible introduction to a movement that becomes harder to define, or to ignore, the more attention it gathers from scholars on both sides of the Atlantic. Among its other virtues, An Introduction to German Pietism also serves as an introduction to German scholars on the subject.
Christopher Gehrz Mennonite Quarterly Review Douglas Shantz's book An Introduction to German Pietism: Protestant Renewal at the Dawn of Modern Europe... is easily the most thorough history Pietism available in English... No other recent book as effectively expounds the past thirty years of historians' struggles with this topic or provides as thorough a narrative, or suggests as many appropriate avenues for further inquiry. The work is nuanced, detailed, and fully conversant with the hundreds of years of sectarian debate in its social context and current historiography.
Daniel van Voorhis German History [ An Introduction to German Pietism] is an outstanding introduction to German Pietism. The theme itself if a complex one and Shantz makes an admirable attempt to elucidate it... In sum, this book is a laudable contribution to the field of Pietist studies.
Andrew L Thomas The New Criterion An Introduction to German Pietism is an impressive scholarly work... This book is clearly written and well structured. It tackles a complicated historiographical field while still emphasizing Shantz's own interpretation of Pietism's importance in the development of modern Europe and modern religion. Most importantly, it serves its primary purpose as an engaging and clear introduction to the study of German Pietism.
Avram Heisler Renaissance and Reformation Not only will it correct loads of bad and biased information, it will provide you with a full and nuanced understanding of the subject.
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