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The Pietist Impulse in Christianity (Paperback)
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Description: From intellectual inquiry to spiritual practice to
social reform, Pietism has exerted an enormous influence on various
forms of Christianity and on Western culture more generally.
However, this contribution remains largely unacknowledged or
misunderstood in Anglo-American contexts because negative
stereotypes--some undeserved, others deserved--tend to cast Pietism
as a quietistic and sectarian form of religion interested in a
narrow set of individualistic and spiritual concerns. In this
volume, scholars from a variety of disciplines offer a corrective
to this misunderstanding, highlighting the profound theological,
cultural, and spiritual contribution of Pietism and what they term
the ""pietist impulse."" The essays in this volume demonstrate that
Pietism was a movement of great depth and originality that was not
merely concerned with the ""pious soul and its God."" Rather,
Pietists were from the beginning concerned with issues of social
and ecclesial reform, the nature of history and historical inquiry,
the shape and purpose of theology and theological education, the
missional task of the church, and social justice and political
engagement. In addition, the essays collected here fruitfully raise
the question of the ongoing relevance of Pietism and the ""pietist
impulse"" for contemporary problems and questions across
disciplines and in the church at large. Endorsements:
""Understanding Pietism is critical for grasping the modern
manifestations of Protestantism in Europe and North America. This
impressive volume illustrates both the diversity and range of
American research on Pietism and its promise for scholars on both
sides of the Atlantic."" --Hartmut Lehmann Max-Planck-Institut fur
Geschichte, Gottingen ""The editors of The Pietist Impulse have
assembled a deep and far-ranging collection on an important theme
in the history and practice of Christianity. Leading scholars from
a variety of fields investigate a unifying theme in a refreshing
number of methodological, chronological, and geographic
permutations. These works demonstrate the vitality, the centrality,
and the many possibilities of Pietist studies today."" --Katherine
Carte Engel Texas A&M University About the Contributor(s):
Christian T. Collins Winn is Associate Professor of Historical and
Systematic Theology at Bethel University in St. Paul, Minnesota. He
is author of ""Jesus is Victor "" The Significance of the
Blumhardts for the Theology of Karl Barth (2008) and Series Editor
for the Blumhardt Series (Cascade Books). Christopher Gehrz is
Associate Professor of History and coordinator of the Christianity
and Western Culture program at Bethel University in St. Paul,
Minnesota. G. William Carlson is Professor of History and Political
Science at Bethel University in St. Paul, Minnesota. He is the
author of numerous articles on Baptist General Conference history,
Swedish Pietism, religion in the Soviet Union, and comparative
evangelical political thought. Eric Holst is a graduate of Bethel
Seminary, with an interest in contextual theology and theories of
Christian education.
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