Hans Schneiders Beiträge zur Pietismusforschung

Abstract

Hans Schneider’s essays on the history of Pietism, which focused on Radical Pietism, Johann Arndt, and Zinzendorf and the Moravian Church, offer a close insight into the methods and concerns of this Marburg church historian, who died at the end of 2022. He was especially concerned to identify the sources, and to achieve a deep knowledge of them and also of older literature, a carefully-considered use of terminology, a thorough analysis of the sources, discriminating judgments, and honest naming of open questions. With this careful approach Hans Schneider made a significant contribution to the development of research into the history of Pietism.