In both England and America, their political experiments collapsed. But they left behind a spiritual legacy that still inspires.

Protestant pastor who founded pietism.

The tradition is largest in the US but today has a strong international presence. How did that happen?

Why a centuries-old reform movement might hold the key to transforming our world, one renewed heart at a time.

The name August Hermann Francke may not be widely known today, but this gentle and innovative teacher helped launch the modern wave of Protestant missions, education, and translation.

A spiritual hunger grew in reaction to the coldness and formalism of the Protestant state churches. Drawing from diverse roots, Pietism emerged as a quest to apply Reformation doctrine to personal life.

From Robert Borneman, Fire Hymns from the Hymnbook of Magister Johannes Kelpius (1976). Used with permission of Fortress Press.