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Between Sardis and Philadelphia: The Life and World of Pietist Court Preacher Conrad Bröske
Contributor(s): Shantz (Author)

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 ISBN: 9004169687     ISBN-13: 9789004169685
Publisher: Brill
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Published: August 2008
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Annotation: This is the first monograph to examine the complex life of the Reformed Philadelphian court preacher Conrad Broske (1660-1713). Chapters consider his experiences as a student at Marburg University, as educational traveler, as proponent of a millenarian mindset and his conflicts with Johann Konrad Dippel and the Elberfeld Classis.

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Additional Information
BISAC Categories:
- Religion | Christianity - Calvinist
- History | Europe - Germany
- Biography & Autobiography | Religious
Dewey: 284.243
LCCN: 2008027848
Series: Studies in Medieval and Reformation Traditions: History, Culture, Religion, Ideas
Physical Information: 0.9" H x 6.3" W x 9.6" L (1.55 lbs) 317 pages
Themes:
- Cultural Region - Germany
- Chronological Period - 17th Century
Features: Bibliography, Illustrated, Index, Maps, Table of Contents
Review Citations: Reference and Research Bk News 02/01/2009 pg. 34
 
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Publisher Description:
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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