One Voice at Herrnhut

In 1727, Count Nikolaus von Zinzendorf faced an impossible situation on his estate in Saxony. He had offered refuge to persecuted Christians from across Europe — Moravians, Lutherans, Reformed believers, Schwenkfelders, even Anabaptists — and they were tearing each other apart. Theological arguments erupted daily. Factions formed. Some refused to worship alongside those they considered heretics. Zinzendorf went door to door through the village of Herrnhut, listening, pleading, pointing each household back to Scripture.…