# Philipp Jakob Spener — The Protestant Ethic and the Spirit of Capitalism character guide

> Philipp Jakob Spener in The Protestant Ethic and the Spirit of Capitalism by Max Weber.

**Role:** supporting

**Also known as:** Spener, P. J. Spener

**First appearance:** 0011-b-pietism

## Who they are

Founder of Pietism, whose emphasis on personal piety influenced the development of ascetic Protestantism.

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