Count Zinzendorf and the Pennsylvania Congregation of God in the Spirit: The First American Oecumenical Movement

William Penn and Nicolaus Ludwig von Zinzendorf were both stubborn idealists. Penn, believing that the seal of divinity had been stamped upon him, planned his refuge for the persecuted across the sea. Zinzendorf, fretting at the sterility of the churches and secretly admiring the vitality of the sec...

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Main Author: Stoudt, John Joseph (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Cambridge Univ. Press 1940
In: Church history
Year: 1940, Volume: 9, Issue: 4, Pages: 366-380
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Summary:William Penn and Nicolaus Ludwig von Zinzendorf were both stubborn idealists. Penn, believing that the seal of divinity had been stamped upon him, planned his refuge for the persecuted across the sea. Zinzendorf, fretting at the sterility of the churches and secretly admiring the vitality of the sects, felt called to create a church in Pennsylvania in which the Redeemer's presence would be so perceptively felt as ultimately to halt all words, prayer, and singing. Both dreams were failures— but significant failures: Penn's vision was an important factor in fashioning the American political pattern, while Zinzendorf's ideal is the working principle of modern church co-operation.
ISSN:1755-2613
Contains:Enthalten in: Church history
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.2307/3160914