Tomorrow’s Colloquium on Pietism Studies

4/19/12 – Just one day left until Bethel’s Inaugural Colloquium on Pietism Studies. I’ll post a recap here on Friday night or Saturday morning, and I might even take a shot at doing some play-by-play from the colloquium itself tomorrow on Twitter. (Follow me there @cgehrz.) For an appetizer, here’s a January 2012 post on … More Tomorrow’s Colloquium on Pietism Studies

The Activist Impulse

4/13/12 – Hot off the press from Wipf & Stock, publisher of our The Pietist Impulse in Christianity, is another book about an “impulse” in Christianity. Edited by Jared S. Burkholder and David C. Cramer, The Activist Impulse: Essays on the Intersection of Evangelicalism and Anabaptism brings together chapters by John Roth, Steven Nolt, John … More The Activist Impulse

Glen Scorgie: Why Pietism Still Matters

In the newest issue of the Baptist Pietist Clarion, I was especially struck by Glen Scorgie‘s article, “Religion of the Heart: The Enduring Value of Pietism,” in which he asks “whether Pietism should still matter to the Baptist General Conference—to Converge Worldwide.” Even beyond that particular denomination, I think it’s a valuable question for several churches … More Glen Scorgie: Why Pietism Still Matters

John Piper: “I think I’m a pietistic Calvinist”

The title of this post will be news to many of our readers, so let me give some context right away: As part of an interview with Christianity Today about his reaction to the death of Trayvon Martin, Baptist pastor and neo-Reformed theologian John Piper was asked about his book Bloodlines, on racism and racial … More John Piper: “I think I’m a pietistic Calvinist”

Registration Open for the Inaugural Bethel Colloquium on Pietism Studies

I’ve mentioned pieces of this since after Christmas and there’s a count-down widget on this blog’s home page, but let today’s post serve as a more official announcement: On Friday, April 20, 2012, Bethel University will host its inaugural Colloquium on Pietism Studies. This coming about three years after we hosted a Lilly Research Conference … More Registration Open for the Inaugural Bethel Colloquium on Pietism Studies