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The Pietist Theologians: An Introduction to Theology in the Seventeenth and Eighteenth Centuries

ISBN: 978-0-631-23517-0

September 2004

Wiley-Blackwell

304 pages

Description
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.
About the Author
Carter Lindberg is Professor of Church History Emeritus at Boston University School of Theology. He is the author or editor of numerous publications, including The Reformation Theologians (2001), The European Reformations Sourcebook (2000) and The European Reformations (1996), all published by Blackwell Publishing.
Features

  • 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.