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

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. Content: Chapter 1 Johann Arndt (1555–1621) (pages 21–37): Johannes Wallmann Chapter 2 William Perkins (1558–1602) (pages 38–51): Raymond A. Blacketer Chapter 3 Lewis Bayly (d. 1631) and Richard Baxter (1615–1691) (pages 52–67): Carl Trueman Chapter 4 Paul Gerhardt (1607–1676) (pages 68–83): Christian Bunners Chapter 5 Philipp Jakob Spener (1635–1705) (pages 84–99): K. James Stein Chapter 6 August Hermann Francke (1663–1727) (pages 100–114): Markus Matthias Chapter 7 Cotton Mather (1663–1728) (pages 115–127): Richard F. Lovelace Chapter 8 Jane Ward Leade (1624– 1704) and the Philadelphians (pages 128–146): Donald F. Durnbaugh Chapter 9 Johanna Eleonora Petersen (1644–1724) (pages 147–160): Martin H. Jung Chapter 10 Madame Guyon (1648–1717) (pages 161–174): Patricia A. Ward Chapter 11 Gottfried Arnold (1666–1714) (pages 175–189): Peter C. Erb Chapter 12 Gerhard Tersteegen (1697–1769) (pages 190–206): Hansgunter Ludewig Chapter 13 Nicholas Ludwig von Zinzendorf (1700–1760) (pages 207–223): Peter Vogt Chapter 14 Johann Albrecht Bengel (1687–1752) (pages 224–238): Hermann Ehmer Chapter 15 Friedrich Christoph Oetinger (1702–1782) (pages 239–255): Martin Weyer?Menkhoff Chapter 16 John Wesley (1703–1791) (pages 256–271): David Hempton Johann Arndt (1555-1621) / Johannes Wallmann William Perkins (1558-1602) / Raymond A. Blacketer Lewis Bayly (d. 1631) and Richard Baxter (1615-1691) / Carl Trueman Paul Gerhardt (1607-1676) / Christian Bunners Philipp Jakob Spener (1635-1705) / K. James Stein August Hermann Francke (1663-1727) / Markus Matthias Cotton Mather (1663-1728) / Richard Lovelace Jane Ward Leade (1624-1704) and the Philadelphians / Donald Durnbaugh Johanna Eleonora Petersen (1644-1724) / Martin H. Jung Madame Guyon (1648-1717) / Patricia A. Ward Gottfried Arnold (1666-1714) / Peter C. Erb Gerhard Tersteegen (1697-1769) / Hansgünter Ludewig Nicholas Ludwig von Zinzendorf (1700-1760) / Peter Vogt Johann Albrecht Bengel (1687-1752) / Hermann Ehmer Friedrich Christoph Oetinger (1702-1782) / Martin Weyer-Menkoff John Wesley (1703-1791) / David Hempton. "This introduction to the Pietist theologians demonstrates the influence that this movement had on the religious, cultural, and social life of the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries, and examines its lasting effects on modern culture and modern theology. Written by an international group of leading scholars, the book explores the transconfessional and transnational aspects of Pietism, considering the contribution of both Protestant and Catholic theologians in Puritan England, Pietist Europe, and Colonial America." "Each chapter focuses on a particular theologian, from Arndt to Wesley, and incorporates up-to-date research and commentary. Comprehensive yet accessible, this is the ideal introduction to the study of this core theological movement." --Book Jacket In the history of Protestantism there is no book, apart from the Bible, that has had such a circulation as Johann Arndt's Bucher vom wahren Christentum (True Christianity).