German Radical Pietism

Hans Schneider

doi:10.5771/9781461658849

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.

Radical Pietism's seminal role in the emergence of modern religious communities—including Quakers, Brethren, and precursors of contemporary United Methodism, as well as a range of perfectionist communities in early American history—has only begun to be adequately assessed, and this study should be a critical resource in furthering that research. This work is one of the few studies available in English that addresses the important German historical work on Pietism from the late twentieth century. A definitive bibliography of recent research in radical Pietism is included to provide further reading on this important topic.

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Bibliographic data

Copyright year: 2007
ISBN-Print: 978-0-8108-5817-6
ISBN-Online: 978-1-4616-5884-9
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield, Lanham
Language: English
Pages: 255
Product type: Book Titles

1. Contents No access
2. Foreword No access
3. Series Editor's Preface No access
4. Translator's Note No access
5. List of Abbreviations No access
1. 1. Existential Fear and an Eschatological Worldview No access
  2. Social Background and Social Behavior No access
2. 1. Early Separatism No access
  2. The Exodus from Babylon in the 1690s No access
  3. The Anticipation of an Eschatological Turning Point No access
1. 1. The Philadelphian Movement in Germany No access
  2. The Petersens No access
2. 1. Gottfried Arnold (1666–1704) No access
  2. Johann Henrich Horch (1652–1729 ) No access
  3. Samuel König (1671–1750 ) No access
3. 1. The Separatists in Wittgenstein No access
  2. The Separatists in the Wetterau No access
4. 1. The Mother Eva Society No access
  2. The New Baptists of Schwarzenau No access
  3. Prophetic Loners No access
  4. The Inspirationists (Communities of True Inspiration) No access
  5. Johann Konrad Dippel (1673–1734 ) No access
  6. The Separatists in Frankfurt am Main No access
5. 1. Johann Friedrich Haug (1680–1753) and the Berleburg Bible (1726–1742) No access
  2. Johann Samuel Carl (1676–1757) and the "News of the Spirit" No access
  3. Christoph Seebach (1675–1745) and Victor Christoph Tuchtfeld (d. after 1752 ) No access
  4. Summary and Outlook No access
1. 8 Historical Development of the Terminology Related to Pietism No access
2. 1. Emmanuel Hirsch (1888–1972) No access
  2. Martin Schmidt ( 1909–1982) No access
  3. A Comparison of Hirsch and Schmidt No access
  4. F. Ernest Stoeffler (1911–2003) No access
  5. Radical? Pietist? Unity and Disunity between Church and Radical Pietism No access
3. 10 Hirsch and Schmidt Reprise: Fundamental Problems, State of Research No access
Bibliography No access Pages 215 - 248
Name Index No access Pages 249 - 250
Subject Index No access Pages 251 - 255