The Pietists

Title

The Pietists

Description

This exhibition presents works from Bridwell Library Special Collections written by precursors to and leaders of the Pietist movement in The Netherlands, Germany, the United Kingdom, and the United States.

Creator

Bridwell Library Special Collections

Publisher

SMU Libraries

Date

Originally exhibited August 20–December 14, 2018

Collection Items

BRMS 208
Hand copied hymns by a Pietist. Standard Lutheran hymn texts and hymns writted by mulitple Pietists.

36852
1827 printing of Die Deutsche Theologie ("The German Theology") that influenced the spirituality of Martin Luther and Pietitst Johann Arndt who both wrote introductions to the text.

06383
Christian devotional literature emphasizing ethical living and the nurturing of Christ-like inner spirituality.

AES2440
A work written under the pen name, Theophilus Agricola (either Caspar Schewenckfeld von Ossig or his assistant, Georg Meyer) that refutes the Lutheran teachings of Matthias Flacius Illyricus and Nicholas Gallus.

BRF0003/A
Prayer manual by Arndt that guides the reader from spiritual rebirth to complete union with the Divine.

00972
Ames' theological work composed of two parts: Puritan systematic theology and virtuous Christian life.

01252
Comenius' history of Bohemian Persecution.

36853
Spener's work, first published in 1675, presented a six-point plan for renewing Christianity and provided the movement its name.

Spener Letter
Elias Veiel was head of the Ulm Gymnasium; in the letter Spener complains that he has been slandered.

34391
Spener's commentaries on Paul's epistles to the Ephesians and Colossians.

BRB0073/B
A book of catechism sermons by Spener.

34386
Three sermons on the mysteries of the Passion and the cross of Christ written by Breithaupt.

34387
Sermon on "The Divinely-explained Sabbath Law".

AFF2418/A
Exegetical guide to Biblical studies by Francke. It is bound along with six sermons by Francke.

33744/A
Story of the Pietist orphanage founded in Halle, printed at the orphanage’s press.

BRB0253 OV
A commentary on the Epistles by Pietist Lange.

33743
Pietists created a new genre, spiritual biographies of common people. This work has 51 biographical narratives.

AFT2238
Commentary of the New Testament by father of New Testament texual criticism, Bengel.

BRD0179
Rambach's dissertation which is a critique of the Racovian Catechism.

BRB00666
German translation of Guyon's "The Holy Love of God and the Unholy Love of Nature" by Tersteegen. Guyon was a foremost Pietist leader and Tersteegen was a devout Pietist in his life.

33694/A
Old Testament lexicon showing the Pietist interest in the study of Biblical language and exegesis. The frontispiece includes a theologically constructed map of Israel with Hebrew characters.

00092
Posthumous compilation of published sermons by Jacob Denner.

AFH8753
Collection of sermons by Zinzendorf preached in the ducal court at Dresden in 1725 and 1726.

05482/A
Sermons preached by Zinzendorf in Berlin translated into English. This copy is bound with seven additional sermons by Zinzendorf printed in 1742.

BRD0013
Sermons and writings from Zinzendorf between 1738 and 1747 including his visit to North America in 1741–1743.
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