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Born January 13, 1635 • Ribeauvillé • France
Died February 5, 1705 (aged 70) • Berlin • Germany
Subjects Of Study Pietism
Role In Pietism
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J.A. Bengel
German theologian
Martin Luther
Martin Luther
German religious leader
Johann Gottfried von Herder
Johann Gottfried von Herder
German philosopher
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Paul Tillich
American theologian and philosopher
Philipp Melanchthon
Philipp Melanchthon
German theologian
Rudolf Otto
Rudolf Otto
German philosopher and theologian
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Benedict XVI
pope
Dietrich Bonhoeffer
Dietrich Bonhoeffer
German theologian
Martin Bucer, medal by Friedrich Hagenauer, 1543; in the Archives and Library of the City of Strasbourg.
Martin Bucer
Protestant religious reformer
Friedrich Schleiermacher
Friedrich Schleiermacher
German theologian
Baeck, Leo
Leo Baeck
German theologian
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Franz Rosenzweig
German philosopher
German theologian, scientist, and philosopher St. Albertus Magnus
St. Albertus Magnus
German theologian, scientist, and philosopher
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Meister Eckhart
German theologian and mystic
Troeltsch, Ernst
Ernst Troeltsch
German theologian
Nikolaus Ludwig, Graf (count) von Zinzendorf
Nikolaus Ludwig, count von Zinzendorf
German religious leader
Adolf von Harnack
Adolf von Harnack
German theologian and church historian
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Rudolf Bultmann
German theologian
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Albrecht Ritschl
German theologian
Albert Schweitzer, with a mustache and wavy hair, poses in a thoughtful manner with his hand resting on his chin, photographed by Yousuf Karsh.
Albert Schweitzer
Alsatian-German theologian and physician