Excerpt from The History of the Pittsburgh Synod of the Reformed Church in the United States: Prepared in Commemoration of Its Fiftieth Anniversary Plymouth the New England and Southern colonies came into existence, in the course of three-quarters of a century. In the great religious upheaval in Europe which took place at the beginning of the XVI Century under the leadership of Ulrich Zwingli, Martin Luther and John Calvin, now called the Reformation, and which resulted eventually in the formation of various religious bodies, there arose in England, about the year 1650, what is known as the Society of Friends or the Quakers. Admiral Penn, a prominent officer in the English Navy, had mar ried Margaret Jasper, a Holland lady, and one of their sons, William Penn, became a Quaker in 1667. He proved to be a man of more than ordinary ability and energy, as might have been expected from his parentage, and was very active in the propagation of his faith, for which. In that age of religious intolerance, he was called upon to suffer imprisonment and other forms of persecution. Prompted by missionary zeal, he made two visits to Holland and Southern Germany, to preach his form of religion, and found there, among the Mennonites and, to some extent, among the Reformed and Lutheran Pietists somewhat kindred spirits, and a soil ready for the reception of the seed which he had come to sow, minds and hearts prepared for the acceptance of his ways of thinking. The second, and most important, of these visits was made in 1677. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

This volume was designed as a basic bibliography of books, dissertations, and pamphlets that address and illuminate world Lutheranism since 1580. Huber (church history, Trinity Lutheran Seminary, OH) organizes this reference into subject areas, including historical Lutheranism (with sections by region and a section on the history of the theology and ministry), missions, and contemporary Lutheranism (also by region with a long section on the North American church, and a section on Lutherans and ecumenical ministries. Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR