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A History of the Moravian Church
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382 pages, Kindle Edition
First published March 6, 2010
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September 16, 2017
-Mild spoiler alert (because I talk mostly about the end)-
This was one of those books that, as I was reading it, I wondered why it wasn't better known. I was enjoying it, and appreciating all the threads woven together, and even the author's opinions and asides. Also, it's well written. And then, as I got toward the end of the book, I started having clues that what had been a history was becoming a championing of changes in the church in modern times - as seen from 1909 - to make it more 'broad' and more 'democratic.' It was sad, to see the author cheering on the changes that led to the church losing its footing and its vitality. He went from appearing to appreciating fidelity to Scripture (or at least an honest attempt at it), to wanting the church to not miss the waves of reforms washing through early 20th century society. It was jarring, but also instructive.
I am reminded of C.S. Lewis recommending the reading of old books because each age has its blind spots. Hutton, in this book, aiming to give us a history of the Moravian church, at the same time managed to give us a glimpse of some of the giddiness and blind spots of the late 1800s and early 1900s, especially among academics and other intellectuals; and a ringside seat to a once Christ-centered denomination losing sight of Jesus, and non-resistance, and church authority, and more.
This was one of those books that, as I was reading it, I wondered why it wasn't better known. I was enjoying it, and appreciating all the threads woven together, and even the author's opinions and asides. Also, it's well written. And then, as I got toward the end of the book, I started having clues that what had been a history was becoming a championing of changes in the church in modern times - as seen from 1909 - to make it more 'broad' and more 'democratic.' It was sad, to see the author cheering on the changes that led to the church losing its footing and its vitality. He went from appearing to appreciating fidelity to Scripture (or at least an honest attempt at it), to wanting the church to not miss the waves of reforms washing through early 20th century society. It was jarring, but also instructive.
I am reminded of C.S. Lewis recommending the reading of old books because each age has its blind spots. Hutton, in this book, aiming to give us a history of the Moravian church, at the same time managed to give us a glimpse of some of the giddiness and blind spots of the late 1800s and early 1900s, especially among academics and other intellectuals; and a ringside seat to a once Christ-centered denomination losing sight of Jesus, and non-resistance, and church authority, and more.
March 15, 2017
Yeah, finally got through this book. It was definitely complete.
February 27, 2023
not full history
This does not tell about many of the good aspects of the spiritual environment of the Moravians. The history is cut short of the 20th century.
This does not tell about many of the good aspects of the spiritual environment of the Moravians. The history is cut short of the 20th century.
December 22, 2024
I learned things I didn’t know, told in an engaging way. But my oh my, I had to wade through propaganda… well, at least the writer is clear about his biases.
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