Philipp Jakob Spener

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Philipp Jakob Spener was a 17th-century German Lutheran theologian regarded as the father of Pietism for his influential reforms emphasizing personal faith and piety.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Christian theologian
German person
Lutheran theologian
Pietist leader
human
centuryOfActivity 17th century
early 18th century
confession Lutheran
countryOfCitizenship Holy Roman Empire
dateOfBirth 1635-01-13
dateOfDeath 1705-02-05
educatedAt University of Strasbourg
ethnicGroup German
familyName Philipp Jakob Spener self-linksurface differs
surface form: Spener
fieldOfWork church reform
practical theology
systematic theology
givenName Jakob
Philipp
hasOccupation writer on devotional theology
honorificTitle father of Pietism
influenced August Hermann Francke
Pietism
surface form: German Pietism

Lutheran spirituality
languageOfWorkOrName German
movement Pietism
nativeLanguage German
notableIdea collegia pietatis (small group Bible meetings)
emphasis on personal piety
lay participation in church life
moral renewal of the church
notableWork Pia Desideria
occupation pastor
theologian
placeOfBirth Alsace
Riquewihr
surface form: Rappoltsweiler
placeOfDeath Berlin
positionHeld provost of St. Nicholas Church in Berlin
senior court chaplain in Dresden
religion Christianity
Lutheranism
sexOrGender male
workedIn Berlin
Dresden
Frankfurt am Main
wrote Allgemeine Gottesgelehrtheit
Pia Desideria
Theologische Bedenken

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Pietism associatedWith Philipp Jakob Spener
Pietism foundedBy Philipp Jakob Spener
Philipp Jakob Spener familyName Philipp Jakob Spener self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Spener
Pia Desideria author Philipp Jakob Spener
August Hermann Francke influencedBy Philipp Jakob Spener