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Spinka, Matthew. John Hus: A Biography. Princeton: Princeton University Press, 1968. Hus was the spiritual forbear of the Moravian tradition.
--------. John Hus and the Czech Reform. Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 1941.
--------. John Hus’ Concept of the Church. Princeton: Princeton University Press, 1966.
--------, ed. and trans. The Letters of John Hus. Totowa, New Jersey: Rowman and Littlefield, 1972.
Chelčický, Petr. “On the Triple Division of Society.” Howard Kaminsky, translator. Studies in Medieval and Renaissance History 1 (1964). Chelčický’s teachings, especially on pacifism, were formative for the early Unity of the Brethren.
Wagner, Murray L. Petr Chelčický: A Radical Separatist in Hussite Bohemia. Scottsdale, Pennsylvania: Herald Press, 1983.
Crews, C. Daniel. “Luke of Prague: Theologian of the Unity.” The Hinge 12 (Autumn 2005): 21-54. The 1997 Moses Lectures in Moravian Studies. Luke was the most important theologian of the Ancient Unitas Fratrum. To him we owe the theological distinction of “essentials,” “ministerials,” and “incidentals.”
Louthan, Howard, and Andrea Sterk. John Comenius: The Labyrinth of the World and the Paradise of the Heart. New York: Paulist Press, 1998. Volume 90 of the Classics of Western Spirituality. Comenius (Jan Komenský) nurtured the Moravian tradition during the period of the “Hidden Seed,” beginning in 1622.
Spinka, Matthew. John Amos Comenius, That Incomparable Moravian. New York: Russell and Russell, 1967. A biography of the Moravian bishop, diplomat, philosopher, and educator.
Zinzendorf, Nicholas Ludwig von. Christian David, Servant of the Lord, Being a Translation of the Memoir of Christian David as Written by Zinzendorf and Translation of Selected Letters and Reports Written by Christian David or Pertaining to Him. John C. Fliegel, translator. Vernon H. Nelson, editor. Bethlehem: Archives of the Moravian Church, 1962. Christian David led the first group of exiles from Moravia to Saxony, where the Unitas Fratrum was renewed under Zinzendorf’s auspices.
Atwood, Craig D. “Understanding Zinzendorf’s Blood and Wounds Theology.” Journal of Moravian History 1 (Fall 2006): 31-47. Nicholas Zinzendorf was the noble patron, ecclesiastical renewer, and theological guide of the Moravian Church, beginning in 1722. Erdmuthe’s contribution was to keep the church organizationally stable and financially sound.
Atwood, Craig D., editor. A Collection of Sermons from Zinzendorf’s Pennsylvania Journey, 1741-1742. Julie Tomberlin Weber, translator. Bethlehem: Interprovincial Board of Communication, 2001.
Bettermann, Wilhelm. Theologie und Sprache bei Zinzendorf. Gotha: Leopold Klotz Verlag, 1935. “Theology and Language in Zinzendorf.” Reprinted in the Olms edition.
Beyreuther, Erich. Die Große Zinzendorf Trilogy: Der junge Zinzendorf, Zinzendorf und die sich allhier beisammen finden, Zinzendorf und die Christenheit. Marburg an der Lahn: Verlag der Francke Buchhandlung, 1988. “The Large Zinzendorf Trilogy: ‘The Young Zinzendorf,’ ‘Zinzendorf and “Those Who Here Together are Assembled,”’ and ‘Zinzendorf and Christendom.’” The three books of Beyreuther’s authoritative biography in one volume. The title of the second volume refers to MBW 207.
--------. Nikolas Ludwig Graf von Zinzendorf: Selbstzeugnisse und Bilddokumente. Gießen: Brunnen Verlag, 2000. “Nicholas Ludwig, Count Zinzendorf: Autobiographical and Illustrative Documents.”
Blail, Gerhard. Jesu, Geh Voran: Nikolaus Ludwig von Zinzendorf und Sein Lied. Hamburg: Agentur des Rauhen Hauses, 1997. “Jesus Still Lead On: Nicholas Ludwig von Zinzendorf and His Hymn.” A study of MBW 799.
Brecht, Martin, and Paul Peucker. Neue Aspekte der Zinzendorf-Forschung. Göttingen: Vandenhoek und Ruprecht, 2006. “New Aspects of Zinzendorf Research.” Papers from the Zinzendorf Tercentennary conference held in Herrnhut in October 2000.
Crews, C. Daniel. Zinzendorf: The Theology of Song. Winston-Salem: Moravian Archives and Moravian Music Foundation, 1999.
Crews, C. Daniel, and Nola Reed Knouse, translators. All Needful Gifts: Six Hymns by Nicholas Ludwig von Zinzendorf. Winston-Salem: Moravian Archives and Moravian Music Foundation, 1999.
--------. Be Now and Evermore Our Head: Six Hymns by Nicholas Ludwig von Zinzendorf. Winston-Salem: Moravian Archives and Moravian Music Foundation, 1996.
Forell, George W., editor and translator. Nine Public Lectures on Important Subjects in Religion by Nicholas Ludwig von Zinzendorf. Iowa City: University of Iowa Press, 1973. Forell's long preface sets Zinzendorf's theology and ecclesiology in their historical context. He argues that Zinzendorf is “the most influential German theologian between Luther and Schleiermacher.”
Freeman, Arthur J. An Ecumenical Theology of the Heart: The Theology of Count Nicholas Ludwig von Zinzendorf. Bethlehem and Winston-Salem: The Moravian Church in America, 1998. The best 20th-century study of Moravian and Zinzendorfian theology.
Geiger, Erika. Countess Erdmuth Dorothea von Zinzendorf. Irene Geiger, translator. Niesky: Gudrun Schiewe, 2000. A small popular work published to commemorate the 300th anniversary of the countess’s birth; originally presented as a lecture at the 4th Moravian Women’s Conference held in 1999 at Zeist.
--------. Erdmuth Dorothea Countess von Zinzendorf: Noble Servant. Julie Tomberlin Weber, translator. Winston-Salem: J. F. Blair Publishing, 2006. Published in German in 2000 as “Erdmuth Dorothea Gräfin von Zinzendorf: Die ‘Hausmutter’ der Herrnhuter Brüdergemeine.”
--------. Nikolaus Ludwig Graf von Zinzendorf: Der Erfinder der Herrnhuter Losungen. Holzgerlingen: Hänssler Verlag, 1999. “Nicholas Ludwig, Count Zinzendorf: The Inventor of the Moravian Daily Texts.”
Graf Ohne Grenzen: Leben und Werk von Nickolaus Ludwig Graf von Zinzendorf. Herrnhut: Verlag der Commeniusbuchhandlung, 2000. “Count Without Borders: the Life and Work of Nicholas Ludwig, Count Zinzendorf.” The catalog of the Zinzendorf Tercentennary exhibit at the Ethnological Museum in Herrnhut, together with short articles by various Zinzendorf scholars.
Jung, Martin H. Frauen der Pietismus: Zehn Porträts von Johanna Regina Bengel bis Erdmuthe Dorothea von Zinzendorf. Gütersloh: Gütersloher Verlagshaus, 1998. “Women of Pietism: Ten Portraits from Johanna Regina Bengel to Erdmuthe Dorothea von Zinzendorf.”
Kinkel, Gary Steven. It Started With Zinzendorf. Bethlehem: Provincial Women’s Board of the Moravian Church, Northern Province, 1996.
--------. Our Dear Mother the Spirit: An Investigation of Count Zinzendorf's Theology and Praxis. Lanham, Maryland: University Press of America, 1990.
Lewis, A. J. Zinzendorf: The Ecumenical Pioneer. Philadelphia: Westminster Press, 1962. “A study in the Moravian contribution to Christian mission and unity.”
Meyer, Dietrich, editor. Nikolas Ludwig von Zinzendorf: Er der Meister, Wir die Brüder. Eine Auswahl seiner Reden, Briefe und Lieder. Gießen: Brunnen Verlag, 2000. “Nicholas Ludwig von Zinzendorf: ‘He the Master, We the Brethren.’ A Selection of His Addresses, Letters, and Hymns.” The subtitle is a quotation from the hymn “Christian Hearts in Love United,” which is paraphrased in translation as “members on our head depending, lights reflecting him our sun, brethren his commands attending . . .” in MBW 673.
--------. Zinzendorf und die Herrnhuter Brüdergemeine, 1700-2000. Göttingen: Vandenhoeck und Ruprecht, 2000. “Zinzendorf and the Moravian Church, 1700-2000.”
Meyer, Dietrich, and Hans-Christoph Hahn. Bibliographisches Handbuch zur Zinzendorf Forschung. Mulheim/Ruhr: C. Blech, 1987. “Bibliographical Handbook for Research on Zinzendorf.”
Pagel, Arno. Nikolaus Ludwig Graf von Zinzendorf: Leben und Wirken. Lahr/Schwarzwald: Verlag Johannis, 2000. “Nikolaus Ludwig, Count Zinzendorf: His Life and Influence.”
Uttendörfer, Otto. Zinzendorf und die Mystik. Berlin: Christlicher Zeitschriften-Verlag, 1952. “Zinzendorf and mysticism.” Reprinted in the Olms edition.
Wagner, Walter H. The Zinzendorf-Muhlenberg Encounter: A Controversy in Search of Understanding. Nazareth: Moravian Historical Society, 2002.
Weinlick, John R. Count Zinzendorf: The Story of His Life and Leadership in the Renewed Moravian Church. Revised edition. Bethlehem and Winston-Salem: Moravian Church in America, 1984. The standard English-language biography of the renewer of the Moravian Church (1700-1760).
Zimmerling, Peter. Alles zu Liebe tun in der Freiheit: Zitate von Graf Nikolaus Ludwig von Zinzendorf (1700-1760). Basel: Friedrich Reinhardt Verlag, 2000. “Do Everything in Freedom Out of Love: Quotations from Count Nicholas Ludwig von Zinzendorf (1700-1760).”
Zinzendorf, Nikolaus Ludwig von. Ergänzungsbände zu den Hauptschriften. 14 volumes. Hildesheim: Georg Olms Verlag, 1966-1985. “Volumes Supplementary to the Major Writings.” The Olms publishing house has done a significant service to Zinzendorf studies by putting back into print a complete edition of the Count’s writings. Unfortunately, the procedure followed has been simply to reproduce facsimiles of the 18th-century sources, most of them printed in Gothic script. There is no systematic pagination, division into sections, or indexing.
--------. Hauptschriften. 6 volumes. Hildesheim: Georg Olms Verlag, 1962-1977. “Major Writings.”
--------. Materialien und Dokumente. Hildesheim: Georg Olms Verlag, 1979- . “Evidence and Documents.” 32 volumes thus far. The Olms editors here provide a wealth of material for Zinzendorf scholars: 18th-century writings by friend and foe alike, hymnals and liturgy books, 19th- and 20th-century scholarship on the Count (much of it long out of print), and many other treasures. Later volumes include critical introductions by contemporary scholars.
De Schweinitz, Edmund. The Life and Times of David Zeisberger. Philadelphia: J. B. Lippincott, 1870. Zeisberger was the preeminent Moravian missionary among Native Americans.
Olmstead, Earl. Blackcoats Among the Delaware: David Zeisberger on the Ohio Frontier. Kent, Ohio: Kent State University Press, 1991.
--------. David Zeisberger: A Life Among the Indians. Kent, Ohio: Kent State University Press, 1997.
Wellenreuther, Hermann, and Carola Wessel, editors. The Moravian Missionary Diaries of David Zeisberger, 1772-1781. Julie Tomberlin Weber, translator. University Park, Pennsylvania: Pennsylvania State University Press, 2005. First published in Germany in 1995 by Akademie Verlag as Herrnhutger Indianer Mission in der Amerikanischen Revolution: Die Tagebücher von David Zeisberger 1772 bis 1781.
Zeisberger, Petra. “David Zeisberger: Missionary and Early Philologist.” Unpublished masters thesis, Karl-Franzens-Universität Graz, Austria, 2005.
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