In plain and profound language, and rooted in their pastoral experience, the Blumhardts wrote with startling, deep conviction about the kingdom's social as well as its personal reality. Their words are all the more pertinent for us today. The Blumhardt Series is a major event for the witness and work of the church in the twenty-first century.

This project is an important venture…It is hard to imagine a more influential team upon Barth than the Blumhardts. They gave Barth a great vision of a lively, intruding God…Jesus is Victor!

Today's church is dying for examples for what it means to be faithful. It is, therefore, a great and good thing that the collected works of the Blumhardts will now be made available. The Blumhardts not only saw what a faithful church might look like, they exemplified it in their wide-ranging writings and work. This series is a boon to the church.

An impressive effort of considerable value.

Still relevant for our time, Christoph Blumhardt was and is my spiritual father. I am extremely pleased that this series is coming to fruition. I congratulate the editors.

Karl Barth once noted that German systematic theology missed out on the Blumhardts in a sleepy daze. One can only wonder how much was lost, including the vibrant spirituality, the progressive politics, and the strong sense of the reality of the work of God for which these men were known. Once again we need to be awakened from our slumbers, and the Blumhardts could be catalysts in this process, reminding us that theology and the church must be squarely located in the pressures and struggles of this world.

This book reminds us that the excitement of the early church is not lost, but may crop up in ways no one can expect.

After reading this book, several of my patients…have come off their antidepressants and are leading happier and more fulfilled lives….This book brought help to patients who previously seemed beyond help.

A riveting testimony to the power of prayer and repentance…Zuendel shows that the power of the Spirit expressed by Jesus 2,000 years ago is very much available today.

The fascinating true story of a courageous stand against evil, and the revival that resulted from it, The Awakening avoids the pitfalls that so many similar books fall prey to: sensationalism and spiritual voyeurism. Skeptics will be moved…while gluttons of such accounts will see the painful reality of demonic possession and be encouraged to treat the issue with more caution. This is one of the most inspirational stories I have ever encountered.

In an unsensational, down-to-earth manner, this book documents remarkable improvement in many people who had exhausted the medical options of their day.…A must-read for people who wish to broaden their understanding of the complex interplay between medical, psychiatric, and spiritual components of the human experience.

One of the ten best books of the year.

Anyone who has doubts about spiritual warfare must read this book. It rings true, and points the way to victory.