… manifestations of the Pietist movement of the 17th and 18th centuries, was largely shaped by August Hermann Francke in Halle (Saale). This movement is characterised by its emphasis on personal, Bible-based faith, social reform and innovative educational initiatives, the effects of which can still be felt today.
Halle Pietism, one of the most significant manifestations of the Pietist movement of the…
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Francke's educational reforms focused on highly topical themes such as social participation and educational justice. He fulfilled a central demand of Martin Luther with the first biblical work, the Canstein Bible Institute. The Halle Pietists thus initiated a reading revolution that produced new authors and a private reading public. The cradle of the social welfare institution, the first school garden in Germany…
… Foundations (1843-1936) - Cohesion - Competition - Contest
Sources from the archive and library vividly illustrate the life of the association at the Francke Foundations.
Natural Forces in Ancient Bibles
Stories and illustrations of natural forces in treasured books from five centuries, drawn from our collections.
»God Have Mercy on the Oppressed Bohemians« – 300 Years of Bohemian Bible Printing in…
… orphanage
Built utopias
Unlike intangible cultural heritage (e.g. organ building and organ music, falconry or Italian cuisine) or world documentary heritage (e.g. the Gutenberg Bible or the Nebra Sky Disk), world heritage sites are tangible cultural heritage. It is a so-called »site-based convention«. This means that architecture, monuments, archaeological sites or entire building…
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Until now, there has been no reliable edition of the epistle hymns that accounts for these complexities. This project addresses that gap by presenting the relevant texts from the Luther Bible in a synoptic arrangement alongside the hymns. It also includes the respective melodies from the »Genevan Psalter« which Opitz assumed to be familiar to his audience. The critical text edition was…
… the holdings. In 1993 the Archive was moved to the premises of the former Paper Warehouse (House 30), where it was stored until the completion of Houses 23-24, formerly the location of the Canstein Bible Centre. The archival materials were subjected to a thorough revision, while modern archival and computer technology were introduced. Work on disclosing the collections and creating search tools was…
