The Pietist Theologians: An Introduction to Theology in the Seventeenth and Eighteenth Centuries

by Editor: Carter Lindberg (Boston University)

• ISBN13: 9780470776810
• ISBN10: 0470776811
• Format: eBook
• Copyright: 2008-04-01
• Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell

Summary

A comprehensive introduction to the Pietist theologians of the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries in Puritan England, Pietist Europe and Colonial America. Provides a comprehensive introduction to the Pietist theologians of the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries. Demonstrates the influence that Pietism had on the religious, cultural and social life of the time. Explores the lasting effects Pietism has had on modern theology and modern culture. Presents both Protestant and Catholic theologians in Puritan England, Pietist Europe and Colonial America. Focuses on women as well as men. Features up-to-date research and commentary by an international group of leading scholars.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments. Notes on Contributors. List of Abbreviations. Introduction: Carter Lindberg. 1. Johann Arndt (1555-1621): Johannes Wallmann (Ruhr-Universit+t). 2. William Perkins (1558-1602): Raymond Blacketer. 3. Lewis Bayly (?-1631) and Richard Baxter (1615-1691): Carl Trueman (Westminster Theological Seminary). 4. Paul Gerhardt (c. 1607-1676): Christian Bunners (Historischen Kommission zur Erforschung des Pietismus). 5. Philip Jakob Spener (1635-1705): K. James Stein (Garrett-Evangelical Theological Seminary). 6. August Hermann Francke (1663-1727): Markus Matthias (Martin-Luther-Universit+t Halle-Wittenberg). 7. Cotton Mather (1663-1728): Richard Lovelace (Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary). 8. Jane Ward Leade (1624-1704) and the Philadelphians: Donald Durnbaugh (Bethany Theological Seminary). 9. Johanna Eleonora Petersen (1644-1724): Martin H. Jung (University of Osnabr8ck). 10. Madame Guyon (1648-1717): Patricia A. Ward (Vanderbilt University). 11. Gottfried Arnold (1666-1714) : Peter C. Erb (Wilfrid Laurier University). 12. Gerhard Tersteegen (1697-1769): Hansg8nter Ludewig. 13. Nicholas Ludwig von Zinzendorf (1700-1760) : Peter Vogt. 14. Johann Albrecht Bengel (1687-1752): Hermann Ehmer (University of T8bingen). 15. Friedrich Christoph Oetinger (1702-1782): Martin Weyer-Menkoff (Institut f8r Theologie und Religionsp+dagogik, P+dagogische Hochschule Schw+bisch Gm8nd). 16. John Wesley (1703-1791): David Hempton (Boston University). Glossary. Index