Philipp Spener, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Philipp Spener

German lutheran theologian, founder of pietism

Date of Birth: 13-Jan-1635

Place of Birth: Ribeauvillé, Grand Est, France

Date of Death: 05-Feb-1705

Profession: theologian

Nationality: Germany

Zodiac Sign: Capricorn

Philipp Jakob Spener (13 January 1635 – 5 February 1705), was a German Lutheran theologian who essentially founded what would become to be known as Pietism.
He was later dubbed the "Father of Pietism".
A prolific writer, his two main works, Pia desideria (1675) and Allgemeine Gottesgelehrtheit (1680), were published while he was the chief pastor in the Lutheran Church at Frankfurt.
In 1691, he was invited to Berlin by the court of Brandenburg.
Even in Berlin, Spener was at odds with the predominant Lutheran orthodoxy, as he had been all his life.
Spener influenced the foundation of the University of Halle, but the theological faculty of another university, that of Wittenberg, formally accused him of 264 errors.