The Rise and Fall of American Lutheran Pietism

The Rise and Fall of American Lutheran Pietism
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Publisher : Mercer University Press
Total Pages : 308
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ISBN-10 : 0865543062
ISBN-13 : 9780865543065
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Book Synopsis The Rise and Fall of American Lutheran Pietism by : Paul P. Kuenning

Download or read book The Rise and Fall of American Lutheran Pietism written by Paul P. Kuenning and published by Mercer University Press. This book was released on 1988 with total page 308 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The author's primary purpose is to describe the precise nature of American Lutheran Pietism and to discern its proper place in the history of Lutheranism. The book examines leaders like Philip Spencer, August Franke, and Samuel Simon Schmucker. The author also explores the complexities of whether the Lutheran Church in antebellum America would support antislavery positions like gradual emancipation or the immediacy of abolition.


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