Published 1989
by Scarecrow Press in Metuchen, N.J .
Written in English
Edition Notes
Includes bibliographical references.
| Statement | by Peter C. Erb. |
| Series | Pietist and Wesleyan studies ;, no. 2 |
| Classifications | |
|---|---|
| LC Classifications | BR1653.A85 E72 1989 |
| The Physical Object | |
| Pagination | viii, 329 p. ; |
| Number of Pages | 329 |
| ID Numbers | |
| Open Library | OL2207003M |
| ISBN 10 | 0810822814 |
| LC Control Number | 89029185 |
Pietists, Protestants, and Mysticism The Use of Late Medieval Spiritual Texts in the Work of Gottfried Arnold (). Description: Protestants and Mysticism in Reformation Europe, edited by Ronald K. Rittgers and Vincent Evener, is a research handbook on the Protestant reception of mysticism, from the beginnings of the Reformation through the mid-seventeenth century. Pietists, Protestants, and Mysticism: The Use of Late Medieval Spiritual Texts in the Work of Gottfried Arnold () by Peter C Erb. Pietists, Protestants, and Mysticism: The Use of Late Medieval Spiritual Texts in the Work of Gottfried Arnold ().
Winner of the Dale W. Brown Book Award of the Young Center for Anabaptists and Pietist Studies at Elizabethtown College An Introduction to German Pietism provides a scholarly investigation of a movement that changed the history of Protestantism. The Pietists can . Its roots are varied and include the Reformation, Puritanism, Precicianism and Mysticism. Moreover, Pietism was not bound by a single culture, language, or political context as it spread through Europe to North America and beyond. Major Pietist thinkers and writers may be found in . Pietism has had its severe critics right from its beginnings and continuously through its mes the attacks have been based on caricature and misunderstanding and other times based on. Edited by Ronald K. Rittgers and Vincent Evener, Protestants and Mysticism in Reformation Europe offers an expansive view of the Protestant reception of medieval mysticism, from the beginnings of the Reformation through the mid-seventeenth century. Providing a foundation and impetus for future research, the chapters in this handbook cover diverse figures from across the Protestant traditions .
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