Christoph Christian Sturm

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Christoph Christian Sturm, engraved in 1791 by Johann Christian Gottfried Fritzsch

Christoph Christian Sturm (born January 25, 1740 in Augsburg , † August 26, 1786 in Hamburg ) was a Lutheran theologian and hymn poet .

Life

Sturm, the son of an imperial notary and court actuary, is a descendant of Johann Sturm . He studied theology at the University of Jena from 1760, where he passed the examination for a master's degree in philosophy in 1761. In 1761 he moved to Halle to continue his studies. In 1763 he became a teacher at the pedagogy in Halle, in 1765 he received the post of vice-principal in Sorau in Niederlausitz, in 1767 he became a preacher at the Marktkirche in Halle, in 1769 at the Holy Spirit Church in Magdeburg and on April 26, 1778 as chief pastor of St. Peter's in Hamburg, where he met with Johann Melchior Goeze had to deal with. Some of his song poems were set to music by Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach . The French translation of the reflections on the works of God in the kingdom of nature and providence was written by Queen Christine of Prussia and appeared in Geneva in 1788 in three volumes.

He had been married to Johanna Christiane Brüning since April 20, 1768, who died in Braunschweig on April 21, 1805 at the age of 64.

A picture of Sturm was drawn by Stöttrup in 1783 and can be found in the third original edition of his Conversations with God , and a portrait can also be found in the second collection of his Spiritual Chants with melodies for singing with Bach's piano .

Works

  • Oratio de primordiis christianae religionis apud Augustanos . Jena 1760 (see Meusel, p. 519)
  • The true Christian in solitude . Hall 1761
  • The woman in solitude . Hall 1762
  • The Christian in Solitude , Halle 1763
  • Holy contemplations of a communicant , 1st part 1763, 2nd part 1765. (Both in 2nd editions)
  • The determination of people in rural life , Leipzig 1764
  • Der Christ am Sonntag, a moral weekly publication for the promotion of the internal worship on the day of the Lord , 1st part 1764, 4th part 1766
  • Der Christ am Sonntag (a sheet of edification) , 1764–67, 4 parts
  • Homiletisches Journal , 1st volume, Leipzig 1765, 2nd volume 1769–1770
  • Anecdotes on the Formation of Morals, collected from the Greek and Roman writers , 2 parts, Halle 1767
  • Songs for the Heart , Frankfurt and Leipzig (Nuremberg) 1767, 2nd edition 1787
  • Conversations with God in the morning hours on every day of the year , Halle 1768, 13th edition by Bädecker, Hanover 1843
  • Handbook for the knowledge of theological writers among the Germans , 1st part (writers before the 16th century), Jena 1770
  • Social efforts to praise the Christian religion to the world , 2 pieces. Göttingen 1772, 1773 (as co-author)
  • The devotee , a Sunday paper, 4 parts. 1772-1774
  • Sermons for older children , 1st part Leipzig 1772. 2nd part 1774
  • Sermons on the Sunday epistles all year round . 4 parts. Hall 1774–1776. 2nd edition in 2 volumes 1776, new edition 1786
  • Speeches at the Confirmation of Youth , Magdeburg 1774. 2nd edition 1777
  • Complete hymnal for the more mature children . Hall 1777
  • Prayers and songs for children . Hall 1771, 4th edition 1779
  • Conversation of the devotion to the Passion of Jesus , Halle 1771, 3rd edition 1781
  • Reflections on the works of God in the kingdom of nature and providence for every day of the year , Halle 1772–76, 2 parts, new edition 1797, last in Mainz 1838, 4 volumes, published (also in French (Geneva 1788), Danish, Swedish (Stockholm 1791) and English (London 1791) translated)
  • Collection of sacred chants about the works of God in nature , Halle 1774
  • Morning and evening prayers on every day of the week , Magdeburg 1778. 8th edition 1794
  • Drafts of sermons on Sunday and feast day gospels, 8 years, Hamburg 1778–86 (Wolfrath, Hamburg and Berlin 1791–94, 5 volumes, worked out one year)
  • Songs and church chants . Hamburg 1780. With melodies to sing on the piano by Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach . Hamburg 1780 and 1781, 2 collections, also with A. Weber. Magdeburg 1781
  • Hand lexicon of the NT for the unstudied for the correct understanding of the New Testament writings and especially the translation of Lutheri , Halle 1780
  • Hymnal for gardeners and lovers of nature , Hamburg 1781
  • Sermons on Some Bible Family Stories , 2 Volumes, 1783–85
  • On the custom of having criminals escorted to execution by preachers , 1784. (On this a first and last declaration, etc. , 1784)
  • Songs for the high festival, passion and penance days . Coburg 1795. ( digitized in the digital library Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania)

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predecessor Office successor
Johann Christoph Friederici Chief Pastor to St. Petri in Hamburg
1778 - 1786 		Heinrich Julius Willerding
personal data
SURNAME Sturm, Christoph Christian
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Lutheran theologian
DATE OF BIRTH January 25, 1740
PLACE OF BIRTH augsburg
DATE OF DEATH August 26, 1786
Place of death Hamburg