Christoph Ernst Luthardt

Christoph Ernst Luthardt ( born March 22, 1823 in Maroldsweisach, Lower Franconia, Bavaria, † September 21, 1902 in Leipzig ) was a German Lutheran theologian.

Life

Luthardt taught starting in 1854 as an associate professor of dogmatic theology and exegesis in Marburg, from 1856 until his retirement in 1896 as professor in Leipzig. Since 1875 he was a canon of the Prince-Bishopric of Meissen. One of his students was Ernest of Dobschütz (1870-1934), later professor in Halle ( Saale). During his studies, he joined in the summer semester 1841 Uttenruthia Erlangen at the Black Castle covenant.

Luthardt was a representative of strict Lutheranism and member of the neulutherischen revivalism. In the theological disputes of the 19th century, he was one of the spokesmen. In 1868 he was instrumental involved in the establishment of the General Evangelical Lutheran Conference, from which in 1947 the Lutheran World Federation, a free association of all Lutheran churches developed world. From 1868 to 1880 he was editor of the General Lutheran Church newspaper, from 1880 to 1900 the Theological Literature Journal.

Works

• Apology of Christianity. 4 volumes, 1864-1880
• Compendium of the Dogmatics. 1865, 10th edition 1900
• Apologetic lectures. Publisher Dörfling and Franke, Leipzig 1880.
• History of Christian ethics. 2 volumes, 1888 to 1893
• Memories of days gone by. 1889, 2nd edition 1891
• The Christian Doctrine of the Faith. 1898