Publication
Imprint: New York : Paulist Press, c1979. Series: Classics of Western Spirituality. Responsibility: Johann Arndft, introduction and translated from the German by Peter C. Erb, preface by Heiko A. Oberman, cover art by Betsy Roosen Sheppard. Physical: Text : 1 volume : xvii, 301 pages ; 23 cm. Features: Includes index.
Call number
GT-C-P / Arndt
ISBN
0809121921 / 9780809121922
Original publication date
c. 1605
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CSS Library Notes
Description: Albert Schweitzer has called Johann Arndt the the prophet of interior Protestantism. This great German Lutheran mystic and follower of Melanchthon aroused Calvinist hostility by his spirituality of Christ in the heart of man. He was deposed as pastor of Bedeborn for refusing to abide by the orders of his Calvinist duke. Inspired by Bernard of Clairvaux, Angela of Foligno, John Tauler and Thomas a Kempis, he later came to be venerated by the Pietists. True Christianity is his principal mystical work and one of the most important in the Protestant tradition. -- from back cover
Table of Contents: Introduction --
True Christianity --
Indexes.
FY1992 /
Table of Contents: Introduction --
True Christianity --
Indexes.
FY1992 /
Physical description
xvii, 301 p.; 23 cm
Description
Johann Arndt's True Christianity was the most popular devotional work within the Lutheran tradition in the century following the Reformation. This book went through a number of editions in Germany, and has been translated into dozens of languages. Through a series of meditations, Arndt discusses the Christian life in practical terms, which were meant to be understood by the average layperson.Arndt's writing was influenced by the Theologia Germanica, John Tauler's sermons, and Thomas A Kempis' The Imitation of Christ, along with the writings of Martin Luther. Significantly, Arndt mentored Johann Gerhard, who continued Arndt's promotion of practical piety, while also providing a rigorous academic defense of Lutheran thought.
Language
Original language
German
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A classic of German pietism. I found nothing here of any help to my (former) spiritual life. In fact, this was one of the books that made me start questioning whether pursuing a spiritual life was worthwhile. If you wanted to read a primary source on German pietism, I'd start here, but as random
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