The Pietist Movement

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This paper is an examination of the Pietist religious movement which stressed education and hard work, and how it influenced the Prussian State of the Holy Roman Empire during the early eighteenth century. By improving society s social values, as well as disciplining and strengthening the military, the Pietist movement's influence, under Frederick William I, made Prussia a stronger and more stable force in the empire.

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"The Pietist movement first gained a foothold in Brandenburg-Prussia following the exile of Spener and Francke from Saxony in 1690. In Brandenburg, the University of Halle was established, and Spener and Francke began preaching freely, in Berlin and the university respectively. Frederick I banned the two from being spoken out against by Lutheran opposition, and even channeled religious debates through them for their opinions. This close alignment with the Hohenzollern court proved vital to the spread of Pietism throughout Prussia under Frederick William I. The popularity and reputation of the University of Halle, which attracted more than 1200 students in just twenty-five years, also helped the new movement flourish."

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