Ludwig Adolf Petri

Ludwig Adolf Petri ( born November 16, 1803 in Lüthorst; † January 8, 1873 in Hannover ) was a theologian neulutherischer.

Life

After the village school, he attended the Amelungsbornsche convent school, then was trained in Loccum convent and later studied at the University of Göttingen. Then he became a pastor of the Evangelical Lutheran Church of Hanover in the Holy Cross Church (Hannover).

Middle of the 19th century, he had a considerable influence on the Hanoverian clergy. In 1853 he founded at the Reformation, together with Rudolf Steinmetz and August Friedrich Otto münchmeyer the first Lutheran club treasury, from which later developed into the Martin- Luther -Bund. From 1866 to 1873 Peter was extraordinary spiritual member of the national consistory in Hanover.

Works

He published a theological journal and wrote the following books.

  • Textbook of Religion for the upper classes of Protestant high schools
  • Salt of the Earth
  • Liturgy of the Hanover Church Orders
  • From the Word of Life
  • The glory of the children of God
  • The Mission and the Church
  • Belief in brief considerations
  • Catechism for small and big children of God

Award

  • Honorary Doctorate of the University of Erlangen in 1843
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