Hans Lorenz Andreas Vent

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Hans Lorenz Andreas Vent (born April 10, 1785 in Hademarschen , † April 21, 1879 in Itzehoe ) was a German Protestant theologian .

Life

Hans Lorenz Andreas Vent was born on April 10, 1785 as the son of Hans Hinrich Vent († 1814), who had been a preacher in Hademarschen since 1779 , and studied theology. In 1809 he passed his official theological examination in Glückstadt . Two years later he accepted a position as a deacon in Tellingstedt . In the year after his father's death, he was his successor. He remained a deacon and preacher there for almost half a century, and on his 50th anniversary in 1861 he was appointed honorary consistorial councilor . Two years later, however, he retired and moved to Itzehoe, where he died on April 21, 1879 at the age of 94.

Vent belonged to Lutheran orthodoxy and was a staunch supporter of Claus Harms . In several writings he defended his theses against the theological rationalism of the time.

Works

  • To the public seeking truth. About the 95 theses of Pastor Harms (1818)
  • On the cause and necessity of the present feud of faith (1819)
  • Luther's works in a selection taking into account the needs of the time (ten volumes; 1826)
  • Message and reminder regarding the Bible and missionary matters and their blessed progress in our regions (1826)
  • Sixteen confirmation speeches (1845)
  • A spiritual paperback for servants of women (1834)

literature

personal data
SURNAME Vent, Hans Lorenz Andreas
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German Protestant theologian
DATE OF BIRTH April 10, 1785
PLACE OF BIRTH Hademarschen
DATE OF DEATH April 21, 1879
Place of death Itzehoe