KG 104 August Hermann Francke

Anyone visiting the Francke Foundations in Halle an der Saale today will be deeply impressed by what was created there around 1700 and is still considered a classic expression of Baroque Pietism. Who was this August Hermann Francke (1663-1727) who built it? And what did his personal experience of God have to do with it? This is what this video is about. Tips for in-depth study for students at the Tabor Protestant University 1. Worksheet: K-104: August Hermann Francke (1663-1727) 2. Armin Sierszyn, 2000 Years of Church History (Witten 2012), pp. 659-669. 3. Source Texts o KGQ-113: Excerpt from Francke's conversion account o KGQ-114: Excerpt from "Blessed Footsteps" about the construction of the orphanage o KGQ-115: Francke on the question of Christian perfection o KGQ-116: Francke's Scriptural Rules of Life from 1717 o KGQ-122: My next article on Francke's conversion 4. Possible topics for a seminar paper: o What is a true conversion? August Hermann Francke's Penitential Struggle o Dealing with Doubt in August Hermann Francke and Martin Luther o The Relationship Between Justification and Sanctification in August Hermann Francke o Francke's Didactics – The Teaching Concept in the Francke Foundations o Francke and His Relationship to the Prussian Royal Family o Francke and the Dissemination of the Bible o Francke's Promotion of the Foreign Missions o Footsteps of the Living God – or Good Business Management? The Construction of the Halle Orphanage o Francke's Pedagogy – Inhuman Strictness or Exemplary Education? 5. For Exam Preparation: o What role does Francke's awakening experience of 1687 play in Pietism's understanding of conversion to this day? (c) Prof. Dr. Frank Lüdke, Protestant University Tabor, Marburg Recorded on September 30, 2020