Between Sardis and Philadelphia : The Life and World of Pietist Court Preacher Conrad Bröske
Overview
This study examines the life and world of Conrad Br ske (1660-1713), Court Preacher in Offenbach/Mayn. His claim to fame lies in a ten year period between 1694 and 1704 in which this Marburg-trained pastor became a prolific author, polemicist and promoter of chiliastic writings, thanks to a meeting with Thomas Beverley in 1693 and the baptism of a Muslim convert in 1694. Br ske lived a complex existence "between Sardis and Philadelphia," as a Reformed court preacher and Philadelphian chiliast. His two-sided experience was actually the norm among the Pietists, including so-called radicals. Life between paradigms was the German way of being radical in early modern times due to a lack of religious toleration compared to England and the Netherlands. Br ske's story belongs to the rise of "Early Evangelicalism" that W.R. Ward has recently discussed.
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- ISBN-13: 9789004169685
- ISBN-10: 9004169687
- Publisher: Brill
- Publish Date: August 2008
- Dimensions: 9.6 x 6.3 x 0.9 inches
- Shipping Weight: 1.55 pounds
- Page Count: 324
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