Johann Arndt (dec 27, 1555 – may 11, 1621)
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A German pastor who is "considered by some to be the grandfather of the seventeenth century movement of spiritual awakening know as Lutheran Pietism...He is particularly remembered for his writing ministry...His most famous work, True Christianity, which has been recognized as one of the most widely circulated devotional classics of all time."-They Lived in the Power of God, pg. 9.
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Date:
dec 27, 1555
may 11, 1621
~ 65 years