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Pietism and the Sacraments:

The Life and Theology of August Hermann Francke
  • ISBN-13: 9780271088006
  • Publisher: PENN STATE UNIVERSITY PRESS
    Imprint: PENN STATE UNIVERSITY PRESS
  • By Peter James Yoder
  • Price: AUD $195.00
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  • Local release date: 03/12/2020
  • Format: Hardback 216 pages Weight: 0g
  • Categories: Religion & beliefs [HR]
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Considered by many to be one of the fathers of early modern German Pietism, August Hermann Francke lived during a moment when an emphasis on conversion was beginning to produce small shifts in how the sacraments were defined—a harbinger of later, more dramatic changes to come in evangelical theology. In this book, Peter James Yoder uses Francke and his theology as a case study for the ecclesiological stirrings that led to the rise of evangelicalism and global Protestantism.

Engaging extensively with Francke’s manuscript sermons and writings, Yoder approaches Francke’s life and religious thought through his theology of the sacraments. In doing so, Yoder delivers key insights into Francke’s conversion theology and the structure of his Pietist thought, providing a rich depiction of Francke’s conversion-driven theology and how it shaped his views of the sacraments and the church. The first in-depth study of Francke’s theology written for an English-speaking audience, this book supports recent scholarship in English that not only challenges long-held assumptions about Pietism but also argues for the role of Pietism’s influence on the changing religious landscape of the eighteenth century. Through his examination of Francke’s theology of the sacraments, Yoder presents a fresh view into the eighteenth-century ecclesiological developments that caused a rupture with the dogmas of the Reformation.

Original and vital, this study recognizes Francke’s importance to the history of Pietism in Germany and beyond. It will become the standard reference on Francke for American audiences and will influence scholarship on Lutheranism, Pietism, early modern German studies, and eighteenth-century history and religion.


Acknowledgments

Introduction

The rise of a Pietist Pastor Theologian

“Theology is the Cultivation of the Heart” / Biblicism, Conversion, and Reform From Ignorance to Oath

“Behold, everything is portrayed and patterned” / Baptism Grounded on Christ

“Like lukewarm water, which one spits out of his mouth!” / The Baptismal Covenant and Rebirth

“People confess themselves to death” / Confession

The Unworthy and Worthy / The Eucharist

Epilogue: The Church of the Heart

Notes

Bibliography

Index


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