A conference on Pietism titled “Heirs of Pietism in World Christianity” is planned for June 1-3 in Dayton, Ohio, hosted by United Theological Seminary as a hybrid event (in-person and online). Among the sponsoring organizations is the Brethren Historical Library and Archives (BHLA), which is a ministry of the Church of the Brethren.
Church of the Brethren leadership at the event will include former BHLA archivist William C. Kostlevy, Bethany Theological Seminary faculty Denise D. Kettering-Lane and Scott Holland, Timothy S. Binkley, and Karen Garrett, among 20-plus presenters in total. Plenary presenter J. Steven O’Malley will speak on “The Influence of the Radical Pietist Gerhard Tersteegen (1697-1769) upon German American Revivalism.”
Under the heading of “German American Pietist Heritages,” Kostlevy will speak on “Ambivalent Pietists: Three Centuries of Dunker Struggle with Subjective Religious Experience,” Binkley will speak on “Puzzling Parallels: The Church of the Brethren and the Church of the United Brethren in Christ, 1890-1940,” and Kettering-Lane will speak on “Anna Mow: Reinvigorating Pietist Witness for Brethren and Beyond.”
Under the heading of “20th and 21st Century Developments in Pietism,” Garrett will speak on “Zinzendorf’s Words Continue to Sing: Pietism and Twentieth Century Brethren Hymnody,” and Holland will speak on “From Pietist Poetics to Romantic Theopoetics? Breaking the Puritan Captivity of Contemporary Pietism.”
Register and find out more about the schedule and fees at https://united.edu/heirs-of-pietism-in-world-christianity.
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