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Pastor Johann Christoph Blumhardt

An Account of His Life


In documenting Blumhardt’s life, Zuendel aimed to help readers orient their lives to the kingdom of God.  The result is a powerful account of one person’s faith in Jesus’ victory over all forces that bind and divide humanity.


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Although relatively unknown in America, Johann Christoph Blumhardt (1805-1880) is widely recognized in his native Germany, in part because of Friedrich Zuendel’s landmark biography, now available in English for the first time. Consistently in print since 1880, Zuendel’s account is fascinating on a historical level, but it is also infused with enduring pastoral insights and wisdom.

A visit to Blumhardt’s spiritually vibrant parish when he was just seventeen changed the course of Zuendel’s life. He decided to become a pastor, and remained a lifelong friend of Johann Christoph Blumhardt, thus personally experiencing – or hearing firsthand accounts of – much of what he records. Plough’s smaller volume, The Awakening, is based on three chapters from this book.

In documenting Blumhardt’s life, Zuendel aimed to help readers orient their lives to the kingdom of God. The result is a powerful account of one person’s faith in Jesus’ victory over all forces that bind and divide humanity.

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Friedrich Zündel

Friedrich Zündel (1827–1891), a Swiss pastor, author, and essayist, is best known for his landmark biography of Johann Christoph Blumhardt, whom he knew well. Read More

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  • 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.

    Jörg Rieger

  • 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.

    Rodney Clapp

  • 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.

    Stanley Hauerwas

  • 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.

    Jurgen Moltmann

  • 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!

    William Willimon

  • An impressive effort of considerable value.

    Bernard McGinn

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Table of Contents

Part One: Years of Growth and Preparation

First section: Introduction—Childhood and Youth
  1. The Native Soil
    2. Birth and Childhood
  2. At the University
Second Section: the Candidate
  1. Durrmenz
  2. Basel
  3. Iptingen

Part Two: Möttlingen

First Section: Introduction—the Early Days
  1. Previous Rectors of Mottlingen
  2. Installation, Wedding, Beginning of Ministry
Second Section: the Struggle
  1. The Illness of Gottliebin Dittus
Third Section: the Awakening
  1. The Movement of Repentance
  2. The Miracles
  3. Blumhardt’s Message and Expectant Hopes
  4. Expectancy as Expressed in Blumhardt’s Writings
  5. Worship Services and Christian Fellowship
Fourth Section: a Private Individual with a Universal Vocation
  1. Blumhardt as a Private Person
  2. The Time of Transition
  • Photo Gallery

Part three: Bad Boll

First Section: History of the House
  1. Bad Boll
  2. Bad Boll’s Inner Circle
Second Section: the Pastor of Bad Boll
  1. The Housefather
  2. The Spiritual Guide and Counselor
  3. Answered Prayer
  4. The Preacher
  5. Journeys
  6. The Author
Third Section: Conclusion
  1. Pastoral Care in a Smaller Circle—Fresh Hopes
  2. Death
  3. Epilogue

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