Why a centuries-old reform movement might hold the key to transforming our world, one renewed heart at a time. In the spring, Rod Dreher’s The Benedict Option tackled the question by channeling ...

Pietism is just a matter of going through the motions of piety but is barren in things that really matter, although it may mimic some fruitfulness. Everyone is supposed to develop a personal ...

The argument in this volume is that Nietzsche retained his native Pietism. He was brought up in a Pietist home and broke away from the beliefs which it housed, but he did not thereby cease to be ...

Originating in Germany, pietism challenged contemporary orthodox Christianity and was a forerunner to the great revival movements of the nineteenth century. It emphasised the immediate and ...

Vatican City ( AsiaNews) - The gift of "piety", inspired by the Holy Spirit, is not to be confused with the "pietism" or "compassion" towards someone, but it is the sign of our profound ...

In the seventeenth century, frustration with the German state church led to the rise of Pietism, a renewal movement within Lutheranism led by figures like Philipp Spener and August Francke.

I am currently working on articles, edited collections, and monograph length works exploring the theology of Karl Barth, the theo-political meaning of the kingdom of God, the relevance of pietism for ...