As the founder of Pietistic Lutheranism, the letters of Philipp Jakob Spener are an essential source for research on the Early Modern Age, not only in terms of church history, but also regarding cultural history and the history of ideas. Volume 3 of the "Correspondence with Adam Rechenberg" contains 179 letters from the years 1691-1693.

Philipp Jakob Spener was the founder of the Lutheran pietistic movement; his letters are an essential source for research into the Early Modern Age, not only in terms of church history, but also regarding cultural history and the history of ideas.
The correspondence between Spener (1635-1705) and Adam Rechenberg (1642-1721) makes up the most extensive part of the preserved letters, which up to now were only available as original manuscripts. The rich corpus offers comprehensive insights into Spener's life, thinking, work, and networks that portray many areas of contemporary spiritual and societal life outside of religious circles.
The third volume includes 179 letters from the years 1691-1693. The correspondence provides detailed insights into Spener's new position as provost of St. Nicolai and counsellor of the Brandenburgian Consistory in Berlin, into the political, ecclesiastical and theological processes of the time as well as into the intensive debates surrounding Pietism.

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1635-1705, Begründer des lutherischen Pietismus Geboren 1973; Studium der Orthodoxen und Ev. Theologie; 2005 Promotion; Wiss. Mitarbeiterin an der Theologischen Fakultät der Martin-Luther-Universität Halle-Wittenberg (MLU) und an der Theologischen Fakultät der Humboldt-Universität Berlin; Wiss. Mitarbeiterin an der Sächsischen Akademie der Wissenschaften zu Leipzig. Geboren 1952; Studium der Geschichte, Germanistik und Ev. Theologie; 1985 Promotion; 1991 Habilitation; Professor für Kirchengeschichte an der Martin-Luther-Universität Halle-Wittenberg (MLU); September 2010 bis August 2018 Rektor der MLU; Vorsitzender des Kuratoriums der Franckeschen Stiftungen Halle.