A Companion to German Pietism, 1660-1800

This Companion offers an introduction to recent scholarship on early modern German Pietism, a movement that arose in the late 17th century German Empire. Pietism introduced a new paradigm to German Protestantism that included personal renewal, new birth, women-dominated conventicles, and millennialism.

About the author

Douglas H. Shantz, PhD in History, University of Waterloo (1987), holds the Chair of Christian Thought in the Dept. of Religious Studies, University of Calgary. He has published books, articles, and chapters on German Pietism, including An Introduction to German Pietism (Johns Hopkins, 2013).

Product details

• Authors: Douglas Shantz
• Publisher: Brill
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 01.12.2014
• EAN: 9789004226098
• ISBN: 978-90-04-22609-8
• No. of pages: 588
• Dimensions: 159 mm x 241 mm x 38 mm
• Weight: 1002 g
• Series: Brill's Companions to the Chri
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Religion/theology > Practical theology; Non-fiction book > Philosophy, religion > Religion: general, reference works