
Philipp Jakob Spener
Briefe aus der Berliner Zeit 1691-1705 In his letters from 1694-1696, Philipp Jakob Spener, the driving force behind the Pietist movement, presents himself as a committed author of controversial writings on topics that were contentious in the Pietist environment. He proves to be a strategist for the appointment of theological chairs in Halle and Giessen and pastorates in Brandenburg. Volume 2 of the »Letters from the Berlin Period« contains 212 letters from the years 1694-1696.
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