Pietism
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Summary
Pietism is a religious movement[1]. Pietism draws 5,719 Wikipedia views per month (religious movement category, ranking #16 of 113).[2]
Key Facts
- Religion or worldview: Protestantism[3]
- Influenced by: Jakob Böhme[4]
- Founder: Philipp Jakob Spener[5]
- Commons category: Pietism[6]
- Topic's main category: Category:Pietism[7]
- Facet of: Lutheranism[8]
- Described by source: Otto's encyclopedia[9], Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[10], The Nuttall Encyclopædia[11], Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[12], Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[13], Granat Encyclopedic Dictionary[14]
Why It Matters
Pietism has Wikipedia articles in 26 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[15] Pietism is known by 50 alternative names across languages and contexts.[16]
Pietism has been cited as an influence by Hermann Hesse[17], a novelist[18], 1877–1962[19], of German Empire[20], awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature[21], specialised in prose[22]; Friedrich Hölderlin[23], a poet[24], 1770–1843[25], of Kingdom of Württemberg[26], specialised in poetry[27]; Friedrich Schleiermacher[28], a philosopher[29], 1768–1834[30], of Kingdom of Prussia[31], specialised in theology[32]; Prussian virtues[33], a virtue[34]; Friedrich Gottlieb Klopstock[35], a poet[36], 1724–1803[37], of Germany[38]; and Unity of the Brethren[39], a Christian denomination[40], in Czech Republic[41], founded in 1880[42], headquartered in Liberec[43].
FAQs
Who did Pietism influence?
Pietism has been cited as an influence by Hermann Hesse[17], Friedrich Hölderlin[23], Friedrich Schleiermacher[28], and Prussian virtues[33].