Christian Gerber (theologian)
Christian Gerber (born May 27, 1660 in Görnitz near Borna ; † March 25, 1731 in Lockwitz ) was a German Lutheran theologian and writer.
Life
Gerber was born as the son of a preacher in Görnitz , west of Borna , which fell victim to open-cast lignite mining around 1960. He attended school in Zeitz , enrolled at the University of Leipzig in 1679 and continued his studies at the University of Wittenberg in 1684 . There he obtained the academic degree of a master's degree from the philosophical faculty and devoted himself to theology.
In 1685 he became pastor in Rothschönberg and in 1690 in Lockwitz . Gerber wrote the hymn "Good for him who has God as a friend". He made a name for himself as a writer in the field of German proverbs and the history of morals of the 17th century. His writings were printed well into the 18th century.
His son Christian Gottlob Gerber also worked as a theologian in Lockwitz.
Selection of works
- Unrecognized sins of the world… . Dresden 1690.
- Unchristian proverbs ,
- Secrets of the kingdom of God or sermons about the Evangelia . Dresden 1708
- Evangelical confirmation , Dresden 1713.
- The unrecognized benefits of God in the Chur Principality of Saxony . 2 vols., Dresden and Leipzig 1717. ( online )
- Historia of those re-bored in Saxony . 4 volumes u. two appendices. Dresden 1725-1729.
- History of church ceremonies in Saxony . Dresden and Leipzig 1732.
literature
- Jakob Franck : Gerber, Christian . In: Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie (ADB). Volume 8, Duncker & Humblot, Leipzig 1878, p. 718 f.
- Gerber, Christian. In: Johann Heinrich Zedler : Large complete universal lexicon of all sciences and arts . Volume 10, Leipzig 1735, column 1071 f.
- Franz Blanckmeister : The pastor of Lockwitz: Christian Gerber. Writer of edification and song poet. Life picture of a country pastor from Spener's school . Leipzig: Richter, 1893.
Web links
- Publications by and about Christian Gerber in VD 17 .
- Works by and about Christian Gerber in the German Digital Library
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SURNAME | Gerber, Christian |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German theologian (Lutheran) and writer |
DATE OF BIRTH | May 27, 1660 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Görnitz near Borna |
DATE OF DEATH | March 25, 1731 |
Place of death | Lockwitz |