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. The Pietist Theologians......Page 5 Contents......Page 9 Acknowledgments......Page 11 Notes on Contributors......Page 13 List of Abbreviations......Page 17 Introduction......Page 19 1 Johann Arndt (1555–1621)......Page 39 2 William Perkins (1558–1602)......Page 56 3 Lewis Bayly (d. 1631) and Richard Baxter (1615–1691)......Page 70 4 Paul Gerhardt (1607–1676)......Page 86 5 Philipp Jakob Spener (1635–1705)......Page 102 6 August Hermann Francke (1663–1727)......Page 118 7 Cotton Mather (1663–1728)......Page 133 8 Jane Ward Leade (1624–1704) and the Philadelphians......Page 146 9 Johanna Eleonora Petersen (1644–1724)......Page 165 10 Madame Guyon (1648–1717)......Page 179 11 Gottfried Arnold (1666–1714)......Page 193 12 Gerhard Tersteegen (1697–1769)......Page 208 13 Nicholas Ludwig von Zinzendorf (1700–1760)......Page 225 14 Johann Albrecht Bengel (1687–1752)......Page 242 15 Friedrich Christoph Oetinger (1702–1782)......Page 257 16 John Wesley (1703–1791)......Page 274 Glossary......Page 291 Index......Page 295 Johann Arndt (1555-1621) / Johannes Wallmann -- William Perkins (1558-1602) / Raymond Blacketer -- Lewis Bayly (?-1631) And Richard Baxter (1615-1691) / Carl Trueman -- Paul Gerhardt (c. 1607-1676) / Christian Bunners -- Philip 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. Edited By Carter Lindberg. Includes Bibliographical References And Index. 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).