From Head to Heart: A Compendium of the Theology of Philipp Jakob Spener

by: K. James Stein

Drawn from the extensive and largely untranslated writings of Philipp Jakob Spener, this important volume presents a perspective which is both theological in depth and pastoral in relevance. Spener, a prolific writer known for the publication of Pia Desideria (Pious Desires) in 1675, is considered the father of Pietism, but many of his writings have only been available in the original German. In translating these works, K. James Stein offers insight and access to a rich treasure of the theological, ethical, and devotional thought.