Since 1970, when Church History last published a review of Pietist scholarship, there have
been significant contributions to almost all areas of the field. Research on Pietism—once the …

There appears to be a hierarchy of cultures with the West perceiving the East as inferior, so
much so that it is referred to simply as' the Other'. Because today's world is globally …

Documenting lived experiences of men in charge of others, this collection creates a social
and cultural history of early modern governing masculinities. It examines the tensions …

As befits an article encouraging reflection, I would like to start with a personal anecdote. I
recently heard a paper by a prominent literary scholar, which I thought would be an analysis …

Abstract Every year on 17 August, Moravian congregations around the world remember and
celebrate with a special children's feast the public conversion rituals of a revival movement …

This study centers upon the connection between the early religious life of colonial-era
Moravian Bethlehem (1741-1762) and its existence as a missional center in British North …

'I look upon all the world', John Wesley famously stated,'as my parish.'1 In this sentiment
Wesley drew in part from the thinking of a gifted German nobleman, Nicholas Ludwig von …

Beginning in the 1730s, members of the German Moravian church established a
transnational network of mission communities across the Atlantic world. Moravian missions …

After Zinzendorf's death in 1760, August Gottlieb Spangenberg became the major leader of
the Moravian Church. Spangenberg's historical and doctrinal publications helped define …

The Moravian Church was “born” on August 13, 1727. During a service of Holy Communion
on that day the residents of Herrnhut, according to the accounts describing the events, were …