Christian Kortholt the Younger

Christian Kortholt the Younger (born March 30, 1709 in Kiel , † September 21, 1751 in Göttingen ) was a German Lutheran theologian .

Life

Christian Kortholt (the younger) was the son of Professor Sebastian Kortholt (1675–1760) from Kiel . He began his studies at the University of Kiel , where he acquired the academic degree of Master of Philosophy in 1728 . He then continued his theological studies at the University of Wittenberg and the University of Leipzig . In Leipzig he obtained permission to read for universities in 1731 and was accepted into the large college of preachers in the same year.

In 1732 he was in the collegiate of the small royal college and completed - in keeping with the customs of the time - a scholars' journey that took him to Holland , England and Denmark . After returning to Germany, he became a Danish embassy preacher in Vienna , before accepting an appointment at the University of Göttingen as associate professor of theology and university preacher in 1742 . In 1745 he received his doctorate in theology, in 1748 he was pastor at the Jakobskirche and superintendent of the churches and schools in the office of Harste .

Selection of works

• Oratio Jubilaea. de sacris Cimbricis ducobus abhinc seculis emendatis. Kiel 1727
• Diss. Inaug. de sacrorum Christianorum in Cimbris primordiis. Kiel 1723
• Diss. II de ecclesiis suburbicariis. Leipzig 1730, 1731,
• Diss. De philosophia orientali primia post CN Seculis ecclesiam Christianorum turbante. Leipzig 1733
• Epistola de societate antiquaria Londinensi. Leipzig 1754
• Epistola de Matthaeo Tindalio. Leipzig 1754
• Ge. Benson's rational defense of the fine utility of prayer; from Engl, translated. Leipzig 1736
• Speech in memory of the soul. D. job. Alb. Fabricius. Leipzig 1736
• Thorough proof of the truth of the Christian religion and of the most important doctrines which are presupposed in it. Leipzig 1737, Liegnitz 1752
• Progr, que testimenium Spiritus S. veritatem religionis Christianae praeter caetera stabilire et praecipua quadam ratione communire summatim declarat. Goettingen 1742
• Progr. De humanae conditionis dignitate ex natali Jesu Christi derivanda. Goettingen 1742
• Progr. De infigni pie defunctorum beatitate, quam, quoad animam, ante gloriosum corporis in vitam reditum, consequuntur. Goettingen 1744
• Epistola de pietate obstetricum Aegyptiacarum. Goettingen 1744
• Questions from the church history of the NT 2nd and 3rd continuation (the Heinsius church history)., Jena 1744, 1747
• Diss. Inaug. de enthusiasmo Mohammedis. Goettingen 1745
• Progr. De voluptate, quam angeli divini ex nativitate Jesu Christi coeperunt. Goettingen 1746
• Progr. On the difference between spiritual and worldly eloquence. Goettingen 1746
• Proof that death has its comforts. Jena 1746
• Spiritual speeches given on special occasions. Jena 1746
• Inaugural sermon in Göttingen. 1747
• Diss. Inaug. de. arhore cognitionis boni et mali divino erga genus humanum beaeficio. Goettingen 1748
• Diss. De Simone Petro primo Apostolorum et. ultimo. Goettingen 1748
• Progr. De insirmitatibus humanae Christi naturae. Goettingen 1749
• The duties of the unmarried youth, with a view to their future home and living, presented on the 2nd Sunday after the feast of the apparition of Christ. Goettingen 1749
• Diss. De Luther о contra indulgentiarum nuridinationes hand quaquam per invidiam disputante. Goettingen 1750
• Farewell sermon held on the 14th Sunday after Trinity in the University Church of Göttingen. Goettingen 1750
• Of the advantages of a long life. Goettingen 1750.
• Progr. De spiritu, aqua et sanguine veritatis religionis Christianae testibus, 1 Joh. V. Göttingen 1750

literature

• Johann Georg Meusel : Lexicon of the German writers who died from 1750 to 1800. Gerhard Fleischer the Younger, Leipzig, 1808, Volume 7, p. 277