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  • The new Evangelical Power

    7149V2HNKaL._SL1500_.jpg"Evangelicals or evangelists? Those discussed in this book are not the four evangelists, Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John, but rather the evangelicals, the believers who identify with this branch of Protestantism.

    A vibrant branch, very vibrant indeed. We see them in our streets singing with fervor, we read their graffiti “Jesus saves” in our cities. Who are they?

    Where do they come from? What do they want?"

    In 504 pages, this book offers an in-depth historical and sociological analysis of the “evangelical phenomenon,” questioning the nature of the “new power” they represent:

    City of God, or God in the city?

    Theocratic temptation, or democratic ingredient?

    BIG THANKS to GRASSET publishers for their trust.

    Link to the publisher

  • International Congress for Pietism Research Halle, 5–8 September 2027 (call for paper)

    1759925556_3698_00_420.jpgCFP: Pietism and Rule

    VII International Congress for Pietism Research Halle (Saale), 5–8 September 2027

    Organised by the Interdisciplinary Centre for Pietism Research at Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg, in cooperation with the Francke Foundations in Halle (Saale).

    Possible topics for presentations include:

     

    -Pietism between Resistance and the Legitimation of Hegemonic Orders

    -Rule and Freedom(s): Good and Bad Government, Obedience and Resistance

    -Pietist Engagements with Democratic, Socialist, and Social Democratic Movements

    -Mission and Colonial Rule

    -Justifying Rule through the Authority of Scripture

    -Pietism and “Theocratic” Communities

    -Norm Formation in Doctrine, Piety, and “True” Christian Practice

    -Sociologies of Knowledge: Controlling (Power) Knowledge

    -Techniques of Domination by or against Pietism

    -(Theological) Knowledge Production in Academic Contexts

    -Education and the Institutionalisation of Authority

    -Rule through Concepts: “Pietism” as a Category of Attribution 

     

    The International Congress for Pietism Research, usually held every four years in Halle, is the largest international congress of its kind and brings together researchers from all relevant disciplines in the humanities and social sciences who deal with the long eighteenth century and its interpretations up to the present day.

    The Congress languages are German and English. Please submit your proposal for a presentation of no more than 30 minutes, including an abstract of 1,000–1,500 characters and a short CV, by 15 March 2026 to:


    Diethard Sawicki
    Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg
    Interdisciplinary Centre for Pietism Research
    06099 Halle (Saale)
    Germany


    diethard.sawicki@izp.uni-halle.de
    https://izp.uni-halle.de

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