Pietists

Johann Arndt 1555-1621. The most influential devotional author of the Lutheran Church.
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    •  Paradiesgärtlein aller Christlichen Tugenden. 1667 (originally 1612).
    • Postilla, Das ist: Geistliche Erklärung der Evangelischen Texte. Erster Theil: Advent to Trinity. Frankfurt am Main, 1693. Bookplate of A. C. Kildegaard, June, 1934. Case 2, shelf 5
    • Sechs  Bücher vom Wahren Christentum und Paradiesgaertlein. Nuernberg, 1762. Similar book published at Zuellichau, 1750. This book on True Christianity was first published in 1606, and its final version appeared in 1610. Paradiesgaertlein is a prayer book.
    • Vom Wahren Christentum. Tübingen, 1737
    • Vom Wahren Christentum. Berlin 1831. 4 books.

August Hermann Francke 1663-1727

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  • Christus der Hern Heiliger Schrift. Halle, 1702.
  • Christus S. Scripturae Nucleus. 1724.
  • Segens-volle Fusstapfen…. 1709.

 

Heinrich Müller, 1631-1675.
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He complained that many clergy had knowledge, but little conscience. He held that the baptismal font, the pulpit, the confessional bench, and the altar are four idols worshiped by “mouth Christians.”

  • Evangelischer Herzens Spiegel. Erklärung aller Sonn- und Fest-tätigen Evangelien. There are also other works included in this volume.  Unna, Germany, 1726. From the estate of John H. Tietjen.

 

Phillip Jacob Spener 1635-1705.
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    Father of Pietism. Stressed Bible study and personal piety.

  • 1 John. 2nd edition. 1711.
  • Christliche Trau=Sermonen bey Copulation-Aetibus. All the sermons in this book deal with marriage in one way or another. misplaced
  • Einfaltige Erklärung der Christlichen Lehre nach der Ordnung des kleinen Catechismi. Frankfurt, 1724.
  • Die Evangelische Glaubens-Gerechtigkeit. Frankfut am Main, 1684 2 volumes. By D. Johann Brevings. Has an appendix by Spener against Brevings’ last work Enge und Angst. Case 7 shelf 2
  • Pia Desideria. Leipzig: Koehler, 1841. This was originally a preface to the postils of Johann Arndt, which stimulated the spiritual awakening known as Pietism.
  • Theologische Bedenken und andere Brieffliche Antworten. Dritter Theil. Halle, 1702. Two copies.

 

Nikolaus Ludwig von Zinzendorf 1700-1760. Founder of Moravian Church.

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  • Auszüge aus der Seligen Ordinarii der Evangelischen Brüder-Kirche. Reden ueber die Vier Evangelisten. Burby, 1769. 3 volumes.

 

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