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Eberhard Arnold and the Free German Youth Movement

Eberhard Arnold

Eberhard and Emmy Arnold saw the post-WWI Youth Movement in Germany as an affirmation of their spiritual quest for wholeness and were captivated by its fresh and natural longing for inwardness.

Not Just Personal: The Conscience and Its Restoration

In 1932, in the waning days of the Weimar Republic, Eberhard Arnold, published a booklet on the conscience and its relation to politics and society. This article is adapted from a newly released English edition of that work.

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Finding Faith

Eberhard Arnold

The engagement correspondence of Eberhard Arnold and Emmy von Hollander shows a young couple searching to find the true meaning of faith and to strengthen each other in discipleship.

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The Experience of God

Eberhard Arnold

Jesus did not bring a new religion, but new life. And his message is meaningless if it does not affect the way we live.

Humiliation

Eberhard Arnold

It is those who are lowly and unworthy in the eyes of the world who are called by God to do the most vital task on earth, that is, to gather his church and proclaim his gospel.