Document Type

Article

Publication Date

2016

Abstract

German Lutheran Pietism, as represented by Philipp J. Spener and August H. Francke’s institutions at Halle, is one noteworthy outworking of the ‘spiritual’ revival during the late seventeenth and early eighteenth centuries. The foremost proponent of Halle Pietism in England was Anthony William Boehm (1673–1722), whose literary activity became significant in English religious life. This chapter evaluates the ‘evangelical’ nature of Boehm’s Pietist voice in the ‘tunnel period’ between the Restoration and the Evangelical Revival. Using the lens of David Bebbington’s quadrilateral—conversionism, activism, biblicism, and crucicentrism—the article explore the similarities and dissimilarities between Pietism and evangelicalism at the nexus of Boehm’s publications.

Comments

Originally published as chapter three in Heart Religion: Evangelical Piety in England & Ireland, 1690–1850 by John Coffey, Print publication date: 2016. Print ISBN-13: 9780198724155.

DOI: 10.1093/acprof:oso/9780198724155.001.0001

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