Class 4 Flashcards
Johann Arndt
Forerunner to Pietism.
(1555-1621) Emphasis on the life of Christ. Wrote a book on true Christianity.
John Locke
Strong emphasis on reason
Growing emphasis on empiricism
God sent Christ to reveal morality - how to be good. That’s what Christianity is all about really.
Life, liberty, and the pursuit of property
Philipp Jakob Spener
Philip Jokob Spener is known to be the father of the Pietist movement, a response to the dogmatism of theologians. Spener founded groups of devotion called “colleges of piety.” He was always in agreement with the church, but his objective was to insist that knowing doctrine is not a substitute for personal faith. His goals were similar to Luther, calling the church to return to the scriptures with a spirit of personal devotion and piety, but he was even closer to Calvin’s views when it came to grace. God justifies and sanctifies, as well as extending grace, which therefore displays a calling for Christian’s to live in pursuit of a holy life.
August Hermann Francke
Phillip Jakob Spener’s Piestist Movement was carried on by his greatest follower August Herman Franke, whose teachings were similar, without all the crazy end-times stuff Spener fell into later in life. Through him, Pietism left its mark on the entire Lutheran tradition, and the University of Halle became the center for the training of Protestant missionaries, where Franke taught.
Moravian Brethren
Became the first missionary-sending Protestant Church.
Nikolaus Ludwig Von Zinzendorf
Key figure of the Moravian Brethren
Godson of Phillip Jakob Spener, studied under August Herman Franke at the University of Halle. Through meeting a group of moravians and witnessing such strong faith and a firm foundation of who God is, it changed the course of his life, challenging him to go deeper. He became the leader of the Pietist missionary movement, whose land the Moravians lived on in Herrnhut Germany.
Jonathan Edwards
New England Pastor of Puritan descent. Started a revival after preaching a sermon on Psalm 90 about faith. Young people began to get serious about their faith, gathering in small groups to study the Bible and pray together. The revival spreads from the church to the whole town. Everyone cared about what happens after death, and people came in huge waves to Jesus.
Everything came to a halt when one young person committed suicide. Some people went back to their old ways. Edwards writes “religious affections” about what constitutes a true
George Whitefield
Key figure in the Methodist movement. Background in acting with a booming voice to speak loudly and compellingly. Second best evangelist next to Billy Graham. He preaches to huge numbers outside (which was new, as the church would normally stay in their lane,) people came from all over to hear him speak.
John Wesley
Key Figure in the Methodist movement.
Every step of the way, he got it wrong. Believed in the Father and Son but no spirit and no grace. People came to faith through the law. Believed you needed to work to gain holiness.
Charles Wesley
Key Figure in the Methodist movement.
Meets a Moravian after being a missionary and comes to faith. He wrote a lot of hymns that we still use today.
Between the two brothers, they spread the gospel to the whole lower region. People called them Methodists because it was like they had a method to their faith intensity.
