Timotheus Kirchner

Timothy Kirchner ( born January 6, 1533 Döllstädt; † September 14, 1587 in Weimar ) was a Lutheran theologian, professor of theology and superintendent in Weimar.

Life

Kirchner grew up as the son of a teacher. He attended school in Gotha, studied in Jena and Erfurt was very young village priest. He is attributable to Gnesiolutheranern. Driven from Herb city, he went to Jena.

After years of uncertainty, he became a professor there in 1568. In that year, he participated in the Colloquium in Altenburg. Even before the expulsion of the Gnesio-Lutherans from Jena he went as general superintendent to Wolfenbüttel and from there in 1574 to Helmstedt, where he in 1576 Prof. prim at the opening of the university. and First Vice Rector was.

As he spoke disapprovingly about the episcopal ordination of Prince Heinrich Julius, he was shocked in 1579 by the Duke of his offices. Now he went to Erfurt and wrote there the Erfurt book in defense of the Formula of Concord. Appointed in 1580 by the Lutheran Elector to Heidelberg, he was dismissed from the reformed Elector John Casimir in 1583.

Most recently, he was superintendent at Weimar, where he, only 54 years old, decided his eventful life. His writings were mostly devoted to current issues of the day. Among these are simple statements of faith. Important was its register of Martin Luther's works and with Martin Chemnitz and Nicholas Selnecker written by him defending the Lutheran Konkordienbuchs from 1584, the Apologia or responsibility of the Christian Concordien book.