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Pietists' concerns are similar to those of sixteenth-century [[Anabaptism]], which also claimed the Protestant Reformation had not reformed the church as thoroughly as it needed to be reformed, but Pietism was malleable enough to be combined with other theological traditions besides Anabaptism. Jakob Spener, himself a Lutheran minister, believed his emphases meshed well with Lutheran theology. The English Puritans combined Pietist emphases with their [[Calvinism|Calvinist]] theology. Another Englishman, [[John Wesley]], incorporated Pietist emphases into the eighteenth-century [[Methodism|Methodist]] movement (see [[Wesleyan]]ism).

Pietists' concerns are similar to those of sixteenth-century [[Anabaptism]], which also claimed the Protestant Reformation had not reformed the church as thoroughly as it needed to be reformed, but Pietism was malleable enough to be combined with other theological traditions besides Anabaptism. Jakob Spener, himself a Lutheran minister, believed his emphases meshed well with Lutheran theology. The English Puritans combined Pietist emphases with their [[Calvinism|Calvinist]] theology. Another Englishman, [[John Wesley]], incorporated Pietist emphases into the eighteenth-century [[Methodism|Methodist]] movement (see [[Wesleyan]]ism).

The [[Brethren in Christ]] Church has its roots in the Pietist tradition. The denomination's founders were Lancaster County [[Mennonites]] who, around 1775, responded enthusiastically to [[First Great Awakening|itinerant preachers who were preaching a Pietist message]]. In that way, the beginnings of the Brethren in Christ Church can be seen as a marriage of Anabaptism and Pietism.  

The [[Brethren in Christ Church]] has its roots in the Pietist tradition. The denomination's founders were Lancaster County [[Mennonites]] who, around 1775, responded enthusiastically to [[First Great Awakening|itinerant preachers who were preaching a Pietist message]]. In that way, the beginnings of the Brethren in Christ Church can be seen as a marriage of Anabaptism and Pietism.  

Almost all of the various ''Brethren'' assemblies and churches formed since the 17th century follow a Pietist theology.

Almost all of the various ''Brethren'' assemblies and churches formed since the 17th century follow a Pietist theology.