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Religious movement within Lutheranism in the
17th century which emphasized spiritual and
devotional faith rather than theology and
dogma. It was founded by Philipp Jakob Spener
(1635-1705), a minister in Frankfurt,
Germany, who emphasized devotional meetings
for `groups of the Elect' rather than
biblical learning; he wrote the Pia Desideria
1675. The movement was for many years
associated with the University of Halle
(founded 1694), Germany.