Tag: Rechenberg

Correspondence with Adam Rechenberg 1686-1704. Volume 2: 1690-1691

Philipp Jakob Spener was the founder of the Lutheran pietistic movement; his letters are an essential source for research into the Early Modern Age, not only in terms of church history, but also regarding cultural history and the history of ideas.
The correspondence between Spener (1635-1705) and Adam Rechenberg (1642-1721) makes up the most extensive part of the preserved letters, which up to now were only available as original manuscripts. The rich corpus offers comprehensive insights into Spener’s life, thinking, work, and networks that portray many areas of contemporary spiritual and societal life outside of religious circles.
The second volume contains 173 letters from the years 1690-1691. The correspondence shows a detailed picture of the pietistic disturbances in Leipzig and the growing hostility of leading Saxon theologians against Spener. Furthermore, his quarrels with the elector of Saxony and the efforts to call him to Berlin are illustrated precisely.

The volume is available now:

https://www.mohrsiebeck.com/isbn/?9783161644160

Philipp Jakob Spener
Briefwechsel mit Adam Rechenberg 1686–1704
Vol. 2: 1690-1691
Edited by Udo Sträter in collaboration with Claudia Neumann
2025. XXXV, 708 pages
(Published in German)

Correspondence with Adam Rechenberg 1686-1704. Volume 1: 1686-1689

As the founder of the Lutheran pietistic movement, the letters of Philipp Jakob Spener, are a very important source for research of the early Modern Age not only in terms of church history, but also for cultural history and the history of ideas.
The correspondence between Spener (1635–1705) and Adam Rechenberg (1642–1721) forms the most extensive part of the preserved letters, which up to now were only available in their original form. The rich corpus gives deep insights into Spener’s life, thinking, work and networks that portray many areas of contemporary spiritual and societal life outside religious circles.
The first volume of the Spener-Rechenberg series contains 199 letters from the years 1686 to 1689, which, because of the fragmentary transmission during this period, were written almost exclusively by Spener himself. The letters document in detail Spener’s work as senior court chaplain in Dresden and record how he reacted to political, ecclesiastical, and theological events.

The volume is available now.

https://www.mohrsiebeck.com/buch/briefwechsel-mit-adam-rechenberg-9783161566783 
Philipp Jakob Spener
Briefwechsel mit Adam Rechenberg 1686–1704
Vol. 1: 1686–1689
Ed. by Udo Sträter in additional work with Claudia Neumann
2019. XXXVIII, 736 Pages.
(Published in German)