Articles
Behind every Encounter Press book stands a life. These articles introduce the historical figures and devotional classics our books recover — for the curious reader, the researcher, and the soul that suspects there is more.
Who Was Walter Beuttler?
The German-born Bible teacher (1904–1974) who taught at Eastern Bible Institute for over three decades and carried his testimony of the manifest presence of God to more than a hundred countries.
Who Was Gerhard Tersteegen?
The German Reformed mystic and hymn writer (1697–1769) — a ribbon weaver who became one of the most trusted spiritual counselors of eighteenth-century Europe.
Who Was Jean de Bernières?
The French lay mystic of Caen (1602–1659) — a royal treasury official whose writings on abandonment to God crossed the Catholic–Protestant divide.
The Geistliches Blumengärtlein: A Devotional Classic in English at Last
The history of Tersteegen's beloved 1729 devotional collection — and the story of its first complete English translation.