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significance in Pietism

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  In Protestantism: Pietism in the 17th century
  …private reading, group study (conventicles under the guidance of pastors), and family devotions.
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  In Protestantism: North America
  Stephan had practiced conventicle Pietism in Germany and had influenced Walther and others in this direction. Walther and other Missouri Synod leaders later moved to a staunch confessionalism that left little room for conventional Pietism. The Norwegians, who also arrived in 1839, were almost entirely of the Haugean…
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