Directory of Pietism Resources

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Pietism is a reform movement in German Lutheranism that arose in the 17th century. Philipp Jakob Spener (1635 – 1705), a Lutheran pastor, originated the movement when he organized an "assembly of piety," a regular meeting of Christians for devotional reading and spiritual exchange. Spener advocated greater involvement of the laity in worship, more extensive study of scripture, and ministerial training that emphasized piety and learning rather than disputation. Under Spener's successor, August Hermann Francke (1663 – 1727), the University of Halle became a centre of the movement. Pietism influenced the Moravian and Methodist churches.

Resources in This Category

• Early German Lutheran Pietism's Understanding of Justification

  http://www.xenos.org/essays/early-german-lutheran-pietisms-understanding-justification
  The history of Lutheran orthodoxy and being justified by faith alone.

• Pietism

  http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/12080c.htm
  A Catholic Encyclopedia article on this seventeenth-century Protestant reform movement.

• Pietism

  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pietism
  A Wikipedia article with sections on forerunners of the movement, its history and links to related articles.

• Pietism

  http://www.mb-soft.com/believe/txc/pietism.htm
  Two articles on Pietism, the second discussing Spener, one of its founders, the history and the influence of the movement.

• The Rise of Pietism in 17th Century Germany

  http://www.cob-net.org/pietism.htm
  An article discussing the political and religious climate at the time and the leaders of the movement, especially Spener and Hochmann.

• The Significance Of Pietism

  http://science.jrank.org/pages/10743/Pietism-Significance-Pietism.html
  A discussion of the contribution of pietism to Protestant theology and the relationship between Pietism and the Enlightenment.

 

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