The previously unpublished fragments of the official diaries of Johann Martin Boltzius (1703–1765) authentically depict the everyday life of the Ebenezer congregation in Georgia, which was founded in 1734 by Protestant religious refugees from Salzburg. In addition to the reports on the ministry of their first Lutheran pastor intended for their patrons in Europe, the diary entries reflect the
Mit der Amtszeit von Abt Johann Adam Steinmetz (1689–1762) wird ein zentrales Kapitel aus 250 Jahren lutherischer Schulgeschichte am Pädagogium von Kloster Berge rekonstruiert. Die Jahre von 1732 bis 1760 waren gekennzeichnet von Pietismus und Aufklärung mit ihren jeweils globalen Reformansprüchen, die von der jüngeren Forschung als in sich diversifiziert und füreinander durchlässig beschrieben
Emotions, in their various forms and expressions, reflect social and cultural norms and values, and are in turn shaped and reflected by them. As the basis of human experience and perception, they are highly relevant and consistently important for research into social reality.Building on this insight from the emotional turn, this anthology focuses on the question of what role religion played as a
The Ziegenbalg House in Tharangambadi (Tamil Nadu) is a joint project of the Francke Foundations in Halle, the Evangelical Lutheran Missionary Organisation in Lower Saxony and the Tamil Evangelical Lutheran Church (TELC) with the help of many partners. It is a place of exchange between the inhabitants (Hindus, Christians, Muslims) of the rural area and visitors from India and Europe.
The
Thanks to a generous grant from the state of Saxony-Anhalt from special COVID-19 funds, 2,000 large-format historical plan drawings have been digitised at the August Hermann Francke Study Centre and the entire plan archive with more than 3,400 drawings has been made available online.
The diverse international contacts that August Hermann Francke (1663–1727) initiated from Halle are also reflected in the holdings of the archives and library of the Francke Foundations. In 2000, together with the Széchényi National Library in Budapest, the desire arose to review, catalogue and research the holdings relating to Hungary. Just three years later, the volume ›Die Hungarica Sammlung
