Gerhard Tersteegen
German theologian and hymn writer · Germany · On the map · Academics · Lived 1697 to 1769 · aged 71
Gerhard Tersteegen was a German Reformed lay preacher, spiritual writer, mystic, translator, and hymnist associated with Pietism on the Lower Rhine.
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A weaver by trade, he became one of the most important representatives of Reformed mystical Pietism and is remembered for his hymns, sermons, devotional writings, correspondence, and translations of earlier Christian mystical authors.
