http://www.pietisten.orgseries/WelcometotheConversation.html http://www.pietisten.orgseries/WelcometotheConversation.html en-us http://www.pietisten.org/xxiv/2/pietisten3.html http://www.pietisten.org/xxiv/2/pietisten3.html As the incoming staff of <cite>Pietisten</cite> was busy at work publishing this current issue that you are now holding in your hands, we couldn’t help but chuckle about how quickly this change occurred, from Minneapolis to Seattle, from one generation to another. One year ago, none of us expected, nor had any aspirations of such a takeover. At the same time, once Phil started hinting that change was coming, and ambiguous conversations began about “who would pick up the reins next,” I think most of us were caught up in a great deal of anticipation. From the very beginning it seemed like a moment of serendipity…or maybe even Providence. For any of you Readers out there who at any point have had anxious thoughts about young whippersnappers tarnishing the good old name of <cite>Pietisten</cite>, you are invited here and now to put your minds at ease. http://www.pietisten.org/xxv/1/welcome.html http://www.pietisten.org/xxv/1/welcome.html Whether this is the first time you have opened the pages of Pietisten or you have been a faithful reader from the beginning, it is likely you are curious about a number of things regarding our journal. A few of the encouraging comments we have received make it clear that there is a great deal of interest in not only the journal itself, but in the broad tradition that we represent and seek to explore, namely Pietism.