Pietism was at root a renewal movement that began in the devastating wake of the Thirty Years’ War. Beyond that, historians’ views of the movement differ based on how they define the historical parameters and how they construct the theological web that connects the origins with some of the separatist tendencies. Some views have strict historical parameters. Others, due to Pietism’s broad tentacles, view it as a renewal movement that still exists today. While I acknowledge and affirm Pietism’s wide