Ludzie pietyzmu gdańskiego
The Figures of Gdansk Pietism
Author(s): Liliana LewandowskaSubject(s): Christian Theology and Religion, Local History / Microhistory, 17th Century, Other Christian Denominations, History of Religion
Published by: Parafia Ewangelicko-Augsburska (Luterańska) w Gdańsku-Sopocie
Keywords: Constantin Schütz (1646–1712); Ernst Lange (1650–1727); Johann Georg Abicht (1672–1740); Paweł Świetlicki (1699–1756); pietism; Gdansk/Danzig; early modern period;
Summary/Abstract: At the end of the 17th century, under the influence of German events, a Pietist movement also appeared in Gdańsk. It had a moderate impact on the local Evangelical community, sought to dynamize religious life and activate the laity through a deep Christian formation. Pietism enjoyed an average popularity here, although because of the orthodox Lutheran authorities of the city, it was focused on conducting apologetic and polemical activities rather than actually pastoral ones. Constantin Schütz (1646–1712), Ernst Lange (1650–1727), Johann Georg Abicht (1672–1740) and Paweł Świetlicki (1699–1756) were his more well-known and certainly non-anonymous representatives, about whom this text deals. They strongly influenced the shape of the local Evangelical theological discourse.
Journal: Gdański Rocznik Ewangelicki
- Issue Year: 2020
- Issue No: 14
- Page Range: 13-34
- Page Count: 22
- Language: Polish