The History of the Church Known as The Unitas Fratrum or The Unity of the Brethren

by Edmund de Schweinitz

Publisher:

Moravian Publication Office

, 1885

Overview

The History of the Church Known as The Unitas Fratrum or The Unity of the Brethren covers the history of the Moravian Church from 451–1722. The object of Edmund de Schweintitz’s History is to “furnish a work of reference for scholars who may wish to consult the authorities upon which the facts are based.” Hence, Schweinitz has included abundant references in the footnotes and a complete table of the literature relating to the subject.

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Key Features

• Discusses the history of the Moravian Church from 451 AD to 1722
• Provides text well suited for students
• Contains in-depth analysis of key points in the history of the Moravian Church

Contents

• Part I: The History of Bohemia and Moravia Preparatory to the History of the Unitas Fratrum—AD 451–1457
  • The History of Bohemia and Moravia Prior to the Time of Hus—AD 451–1369
  • The Life and Times of John Hus, the Precursor of the Brethren’s Church—AD 1369–1415
  • The History of the Hussites—AD 1415–1457
• Part II: The History of the Ancient Unitas Fratrum—AD 1457–1722
  • The Church under the Rigorous System Introduced by Its Founders—AD 1457–1496
  • The Unitas Fratrum under the Influence of Bishop Luke of Prague—AD 1497–1528
  • The Unitas Fratrum in Its Relations to the Reformers and Its Consequent Development—AD 1529–1580
  • The Unitas Fratrum in the Time of Its Outward Prosperity Culminating in Its Recognition under the Bohemian Charter—AD 1580–1590
  • The Unitas Fratrum as a Church in Exile and a Hidden Seed—AD 1621–1722
• Appendixes

Praise for the Print Edition

This book supplies a need long and widely felt. The history of what is now commonly known as The Moravian Church but which is also called the Unitas Fratrum, The Unity, The Bohemian Brethren, The Brethren, and the Brethren’s Church, is one of thrilling interest. Its founders were Reformers before the Reformation, and the story of their ardent faith, their noble deeds, and their cruel sufferings, the world will not willingly let die. The book is written in good style and is pervaded by an excellent spirit. It is not only interesting, but also very refreshing and profitable reading.

—The Reformed Quarterly

The early history of the Brethren was made in suffering, exile, torture, and blood. Their later history has been marked by evangelical sincerity and missionary devotion unsurpassed in modern times, and almost apostolic.

—Baptist Quarterly Review

Since the first publication of this history in 1885, it has remained the standard, indeed the only, work in English on the subject, a work of high importance in the history of Protestantism.

—Outlook,1901

Product Details

• Title: The History of the Church Known as The Unitas Fratrum or The Unity of the Brethren
• Author: Edmund de Schweinitz
• Publisher: Moravian Publication Office
• Publication Date: 1885
• Pages: 693

About Edmund de Schweinitz

Edmund de Schweinitz (1825–1887) was born in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania and educated at the Moravian Seminary there. He founded and edited Moravian, a weekly journal, and authored numerous works, including The Moravian Episcopate, The Life and Times of David Zeisberger, and Some of the Fathers of the Moravian Church.