Adolf Paul Johannes Althaus

Adolf Paul Johannes Althaus ( born November 29, 1861 in Faller life; † April 9, 1925 in Leipzig ) was a German Protestant theologian and professor at the Universities of Göttingen and Leipzig.

Career

Althaus studied theology in Erlangen and Göttingen. He was 1887-1897 worked as a pastor and in 1896 received his doctorate at the University of Greifswald as a doctor of theology. In 1897 he became an associate in 1899 full professor of practical and systematic theology in Göttingen. In 1912 he accepted an appointment as Professor of Systematic Theology and New Testament Studies to Leipzig. From 1914 to 1915, and from 1919 to 1920 Althaus was dean of the Faculty of Theology of the University of Leipzig.

One of his sons was the same theologian Paul Althaus ( 1888-1966 ).

Writings (selection )

• The historical and doctrinal basis of the Lutheran baptismal liturgy. Feesche, Hannover 1893.
• The healing significance of baptism in the New Testament. Bertelsmann, Gütersloh 1897.
• Piety and morality according to the Protestant view. Dieterich, Göttingen 1906.
• Luther as the father of the Protestant hymn. Deichert, Leipzig 1917.