German Pietism and the Problem of Conversion / / Jonathan Strom.
August Hermann Francke described his conversion to Pietism in gripping terms that included intense spiritual struggle, weeping, falling to his knees, and a decisive moment in which his doubt suddenly disappeared and he was “overwhelmed as with a stream of joy.” His account came to exemplify Pietist...
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| Place / Publishing House: | University Park, PA : : Penn State University Press, , [2021] ©2018 |
| Year of Publication: | 2021 |
| Language: | English |
| Series: | Pietist, Moravian, and Anabaptist Studies ;
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (240 p.) :; 1 illustration |
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Table of Contents:
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- Preface
- Abbreviations
- Introduction
- 1 August Hermann Francke’s Conversion
- 2 Early Pietism and the Diverse Cultures of Conversion
- 3 Conversion in Light of Death: Von Schönberg and Henckel’s Last Hours
- 4 The Bußkampf and Conflicting Views of Conversion After Francke
- 5 Pietist Periodicals and the Conversion Narrative
- 6 Conversion in Dargun
- 7 Execution Narratives
- Conclusion
- Notes
- Bibliography
- Index