Dr. Peter Yoder - Distinguished Academic and Historian
Sophia Dalton Dr. Peter Yoder
Assistant Professor of Honors and HistoryRenowned scholar in historical theology and religious studies, Dr. Yoder brings a rich academic background to Montreat College. His research spans Church History with a focus on theological developments across centuries.
Degrees
B.A., High Point University
M.A.T.S., Reformed Theological Seminary
Ph.D., University of Iowa
Bibliography
Curated scholarly works highlighting his contributions to Pietist studies and theological discourse.
Selected Bibliography
Pietism and the Sacraments: The Life and Theology of August Hermann Francke. University Park: Pennsylvania State University Press, 2026.
“German Pietism, Neo-Evangelicalism, and Subtle Polemics in Harold O. J. Brown's Heresies.” In: Wendy Deichman and Scott Kisker (eds.), Heirs of Pietism in World Christianity. Wilmore, 2026.
“The Economics of the Unconverted: Idolatry, greed, and thievery in August Hermann Francke's theology of wealth.” In: Wolfgang Breul, Benjamin Marschke, and Alexander Schunka (eds.), Pietismus und Ökonomie (1650-1750). Göttingen, 2026.
“Königtum und militärische Bilder in der Theologie August Hermann Franckes.” In: Holger Zaunstöck, Britta Klosterberg, Christian Soboth, and Benjamin Marschke (eds.), Hallesches Waisenhaus und Berliner Hof. Tübingen, 2017.
“Pietas et Apologia: August Hermann Francke's 1689 Defensions-Schrift and the attack of Pietism.” In: Michael Multhammer (ed.), Verteidigung als Angriff. “Apologie” und “Vindicatio” als Möglichkeiten der Positionierung im gelehrten Diskurs. Berlin, 2015.
&ldquo>Reformierter Pietismus und Mission. Friedrich Adolph Lampes Ausführungen zur Beziehung von Kirche und „Heidentum“ in seinen Erklärungen zum Heidelberger Katechismus.” In: Matthias Freudenberg and Marius J. Lange van Ravenswaay (eds.), Geschichte und Wirkung des Heidelberger Katechismus. Neukirchener, 2013.
&ldquo>Rendered “odious” as Pietists: Anton Wilhelm Böhme's conception of Pietism and the possibilities of prototype theory.” In: Christian T. Collins Winn, Chris Gehrz, G. W. Carlson (eds.), The Pietist Impulse in Christianity. Eugene, 2011.
