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Gerhard Tersteegen (November 25, 1697 – April 3, 1769), was a German Reformed religious writer. ==Life== He born at Moers, at that time the capital of a countship belonging to the house of Orange-Nassau (it fell to Prussia in 1702), which formed a Protestant enclave in the midst of a Roman Catholic country. After being educated at the gymnasium of his native town, Tersteegen was for some years apprenticed to a merchant. He soon came under the influence of Wilhelm Hoffman, a pietistic revivalist, and devoted himself to writing and public speaking, withdrawing in 1728 from all secular pursuits and giving himself entirely to religious work. He also had a great influence on radical Pietism. His writings include a collection of hymns (''Das geistliche Blumengartlein'' (spiritual flower-garden ), 1729; new edition, Stuttgart, 1868), a volume of ''Gebete'' (prayers), and another of ''Briefe'' (letters), besides translations of the writings of the French mystics and of Julian of Norwich. He died in Mülheim, North Rhine-Westphalia. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Gerhard Tersteegen」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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