Philip Jacob Spener died in 1705. He was perhaps the most important figure in German Lutheranism in his day. In 1666, as lead pastor in Frankfurt, he began meetings with lay people to discuss the previous sermon.
Read MoreAt the time of his death in 1770, George Whitefield was one of the most well-known people in the American colonies. Though virtually unknown outside of religious circles today, he has been regarded by many historians as perhaps the greatest religious figure of the 1700s.
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