Editing Nicolaus Zinzendorf (section)

==Reconciliation and the Brotherly Agreement==
Out of this study and prayer, the community formed a document known as the ''Brüderlicher Vertrag'', the Brotherly Agreement, a voluntary discipline of Christian community. This document, and a set of rules laid down by Zinzendorf     known as The Manorial Injunctions, were signed by the members of the community on 12 May 1727. This document, which has been revised over many years, is today known as "The Moravian Covenant for Christian Living."  The Moravian Church is one of the few denominations that emphasizes a code of Christian behavior over specific creeds.<ref name="AETH">{{cite book|title=An Ecumenical Theology of the Heart|last=Freeman|first=Arthur J.|year=1998|publisher=Moravian Church in America|location=Bethlehem, PA|isbn=1-878422-38-3|pages=234–35}}</ref>

Continued study and prayer in small groups known as ''banden'' resulted in a sense of reconciliation in the community, leading to a powerful spiritual renewal on 13 August 1727 during a special communion service at the Berthelsdorf Church.  This experience, referred to as the "Moravian Pentecost," marked the beginning of a new era of spiritual growth in Herrnhut.  It also began a period of radical experimentation with communal Christian living as expressed in Zinzendorf's theology.<ref name="HMC2">Taylor, pp. 32-33</ref>