Pietists, Protestants, and Mysticism: The Use of Late Medieval Spiritual Texts in the Work of Gottfried Arnold (1666-1714)

by Peter C. Erb

From the beginning of pietism in 1675 its proponents and opponents have regularly insisted that the Awakening had direct ties to late medieval mysticism. The author investigates this assertion, centering attention on the life and work of Gottfried Arnold (1666-1714), the Lutheran historian, theologian, and poet, who of all the early pietists had the most wide-ranging knowledge and made the most extensive use of late medieval mystics. The book examines...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0810822814
• ISBN13: 9780810822818
• Release Date: January 1990
• Publisher: Scarecrow Press
• Length: 329 Pages
• Weight: 1.18 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 5.4" x 8.7"