Description
Book SynopsisExamines the origins of the Herrnhut religious community and describes its development in the context of German Pietism in the early eighteenth century.
Trade Review“How Zinzendorf and his community should be assessed was not only a matter of contention among his contemporaries but has remained controversial in research until today. Paul Peucker’s book represents a significant advance in scholarship on this array of questions, thanks to his unparalleled familiarity with the handwritten documents and the print sources.”
—Hans Schneider,author of German Radical Pietism
“An intriguing and insightful read for researchers and students alike. Not only does Herrnhut provide an excellent introduction to the contexts in which the Moravian community in Herrnhut came into being, but it also offers exciting new interpretive approaches and opens new avenues for further research.”
—Gisela Mettele,author of Weltbürgertum oder Gottesreich: Die Herrnhuter Brüdergemeine als globale Gemeinschaft 1727-1857
“Peucker’s work is a magnum opus at just over 200 pages, and it will be the essential book in its field.”
—Richard Mammana Medium.com
“Herrnhut is undoubtedly a very important study and a fascinating read. . . . The study testifies to an impressive knowledge of the sources and provides many—and often surprising—new insights.”
—Alexander Schunka Journal of Moravian History
