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<p>The paper examines the very beginnings of Bible Mission in Hungary within the Habsburg Empire in the first part of the nineteenth century. It divides the first thirty years into two major epochs: the one before Gottlieb August Wimmer, Lutheran pastor of Felsőlövő (Oberschützen) and agent of the British and Foreign Bible Society (BFBS) and the one characterized by his work until the revolution of 1848. In the paper, I summarize the main obstacles of Bible Mission both political and religious as well as the main achievements and formations of policies and practices that still define Bible Mission of the Bible Societies in all around the world. The work of BFBS in Hungary in this period was also intertwined with the formative period of the Budapest Scottish Mission, a topic that I also touch in the paper.</p>
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The paper examines the very beginnings of Bible Mission in Hungary within the Habsburg Empire in the first part of the nineteenth century. It divides the first thirty years into two major epochs: the one before Gottlieb August Wimmer, Lutheran pastor of Felsőlövő (Oberschützen) and agent of the British and Foreign Bible Society (BFBS) and the one characterized by his work until the revolution of 1848. In the paper, I summarize the main obstacles of Bible Mission both political and religious as well as the main achievements and formations of policies and practices that still define Bible Mission of the Bible Societies in all around the world. The work of BFBS in Hungary in this period was also intertwined with the formative period of the Budapest Scottish Mission, a topic that I also touch in the paper.

The Beginnings of Bible Mission of the British and Foreign Bible Society in Early Nineteenth Century Hungary

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The paper examines the very beginnings of Bible Mission in Hungary within the Habsburg Empire in the first part of the nineteenth century. It divides the first...

The Beginnings of Bible Mission of the British and Foreign Bible Society in Early Nineteenth Century Hungary

Pubblicato online: 18 apr 2021

Pagine: 39 - 47

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/perc-2021-0003

Parole chiave
Bible Mission, Bible Societies, Gottlieb August Wimmer, British and Foreign Bible Society, Christianity in the Habsburg Empire

© 2021 Ottó Pecsuk, published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License.

The Beginnings of Bible Mission of the British and Foreign Bible Society in Early Nineteenth Century Hungary

Pubblicato online: 18 apr 2021

Pagine: 39 - 47

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/perc-2021-0003

Parole chiaveBible Mission, Bible Societies, Gottlieb August Wimmer, British and Foreign Bible Society, Christianity in the Habsburg Empire

© 2021 Ottó Pecsuk, published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License.

Parole chiave
Bible Mission, Bible Societies, Gottlieb August Wimmer, British and Foreign Bible Society, Christianity in the Habsburg Empire