Eugène Ménégoz

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Louis Eugène Ménégoz (born September 25, 1838 in Algolsheim , † October 29, 1921 in Paris ) was a Franco-German Lutheran theologian and founder of a variety of fideism .

Ménégoz studied theology in Strasbourg and Erlangen. He joined the Wingolf Association Argentina Strasbourg and Erlanger Wingolf . In 1866 he became vicar and later pastor in the parish of Les Billettes in Paris. In 1877 he became seminary director at the Evangelical Theological Faculty, which he co-founded (today's Faculté de théologie protestante de Paris ). From 1882 he taught there as a full professor of Lutheran dogmatics and from 1901 also worked as dean

Ménégoz 'grave in the Pere Lachaise cemetery in Paris

With Auguste Sabatier he was the originator of the school of "symbolic ideism". In his lectures and writings, Ménégoz emphasized that salvation is achieved through the act of faith, regardless of the profession of faith. In doing so, he stood against both pietism and liberal theology .

Fonts (selection)

  • Reflections on the evangile du Salut. Paris 1879.
  • The Autorité de Dieu, reflections on the Autorité en matière de foi. Paris 1892.
  • La conception biblique du Miracle. Paris 1894.
    • The biblical concept of miracles. Freiburg 1895.
  • Etude sur le dogme de la Trinité. 1898.
  • Etude comparative de l'enseignement de saint Paul et de saint Jacques sur la justification par la foi. Paris 1901
    • The doctrine of justification according to Paul and James. Giessen 1901.
  • Publications various sur le fidéisme et son application à l 'enseignement chrétien traditionnel. 5 volumes. Paris 1900-21.
  • Le Fidéisme et la notion de la foi. Paris 1905.

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Vademecum Wingolfiticum. Wolfrathshausen 1925. p. 158.
  2. ^ The symbolic ideism in the Virtual Museum of Protestantism .
personal data
SURNAME Ménégoz, Eugène
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German-French Lutheran theologian and founder of fideism
DATE OF BIRTH September 25, 1838
PLACE OF BIRTH Algolsheim
DATE OF DEATH October 29, 1921
Place of death Paris