Friedrich Brandes (theologian)
Friedrich Heinrich Brandes (born April 25, 1825 in Bad Salzuflen , † July 23, 1914 in Bückeburg ) was a German Reformed theologian.
Life
Friedrich Heinrich Brandes studied Protestant theology, philosophy, literature and history at the University of Berlin and in 1853 became an early preacher and rector in his hometown. In 1856 he took over the pastoral office of the reformed community in Göttingen and in 1891 changed to the office of court preacher at the court of the princes of Schaumburg-Lippe in Bückeburg, where he retired in 1910. From 1878 to 1899 he was the moderator of the Confederation of Reformed Churches in Lower Saxony , a predecessor organization of the Federation of Evangelical Reformed Churches in Germany . He campaigned for the establishment of the Reformed League and served as its first moderator from 1884 to 1911.
Brandes published several books and several essays on the theology and history of Reformed Protestantism and a number of biographical articles for the Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie . He also wrote poems and plays and edited a selection of the poems by Ludwig Uhland .
The University of Heidelberg awarded Brandes an honorary theological doctorate in 1867 .
Fonts (selection)
- John Knox , the reformer of Scotland (= life and selected writings of the fathers and founders of the reformed church; 10). RL Friderichs, Elberfeld 1862.
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The constitution of the church according to evangelical principles . RL Friderichs, Elberfeld 1867.
- Vol. 1: General principles and history of the church constitution
- Vol. 2: Systematic presentation of the constitution of the church
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History of the Evangelical Union in Prussia . FA Perthes, Gotha
- Vol. 1: The time of confessional opposition , 1872.
- Vol. 2: The time of the Union foundations , 1873.
- The Chancellor Krell . A victim of Orthodoxism. Barth, Leipzig 1873.
- Manfred. Tragedy in five acts. Ahlfeld, Hanover 1896.
- The Doge of Venice. Tragedy in five acts. Ahlfeld, Hanover 1898.
- Fredegundis. Tragedy in five acts. Ahlfeld, Hanover 1898.
- Prayer songs and epigrams. Wagener, Lemgo 1912.
- From Jena to Sedan. A chant. Part 1. Wagener, Lemgo 1913 (no longer published).
literature
- Brandes, Friedrich . In: German Biographical Encyclopedia of Theology and the Churches. Vol. 1. de Gruyter, Berlin 2005, ISBN 978-3-598-25039-2 , p. 171.
- Hans-Georg Ulrichs : Friedrich Heinrich Brandes (1884-1911): denominational and cooperative. In: Hans-Georg Ulrichs (Ed.): The moderator. Thanks for Peter Bukowski. foedus-verlag 2015, pp. 25–31.
Web links
- Literature by and about Friedrich Brandes in the catalog of the German National Library
- Works by and about Friedrich Brandes in the German Digital Library
Footnotes
- ↑ Hans-Georg Ulrichs: A Brief History of the Reformed Covenant , accessed on May 21, 2018.
- ↑ Ludwig Uhland: Poems. Ed. And incorporated. by Friedrich Brandes. Reclam, Leipzig 1892.
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Brandes, Friedrich |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Brandes, Friedrich Heinrich (full name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German reformed theologian |
| DATE OF BIRTH | April 25, 1825 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Bad Salzuflen |
| DATE OF DEATH | July 23, 1914 |
| Place of death | Buckeburg |