German Templars
The German Templer Society, also known as Templers, is a Radical Pietist group that emerged in Germany during the mid-nineteenth century, the two founders, Christoph Hoffmann and Georg David Hardegg, arriving in Haifa, Palestine, in October 1868 with their families and a few fellow Templers in order to establish a colony. Templer theology is rooted in the legacy of preceding centuries during which various Christian groups undertook to establish the perfect Christian religion in preparation for Second Coming, Christ's promised return. The movement was founded by Christoph Hoffmann, [1815-1885] who believed that humanity's salvation lay in the gathering of God's people in a Christian community. He also believed that the second coming of Christ was imminent, and that according to Biblical prophecy it would take place in Jerusalem, where God's people were to gather as a symbol of the rebuilding of the temple. Hoffmann's thinking was inspired by the Christianity in the ante-Nicene ...
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Templers
Templers may refer to: * Templers, South Australia is a town in South Australia * Templers (religious believers) are members of the Temple Society See also

*Instituts-Templers, a district of Lleida, Catalonia, Spain *Templer, an English surname *Templer (other) {{disambiguation ...
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