Johannes Henichius

Johannes Henichius (also: Johannes Heinichen , Johannes Heneke and Johannes Henich ; * January 1616 in Wienhausen ; † June 27, 1671 in Rinteln ) was a moderate, Lutheran theologian and professor of theology at the University of Rinteln (Alma Ernestina).

Life

As the son of the pastor Philipp Heneke and his wife Magaretha, daughter of the pastor in Schwarmstedt , Delphin Köllen, Johannes H. was initially taught by private teachers. After attending school in Celle and the Johanneum in Lüneburg , he studied theology at the University of Helmstedt from 1634 , where he obtained the academic degree of a master's degree in 1638 . He then held private lectures and continued his theology studies under Konrad Hornejus and Georg Calixt . In 1639 he became the tutor of young noblemen in Hildesheim , traveled to the West German cities of Cologne , Koblenz , Mainz , Frankfurt am Main and later also visited Hanover , where he entered into lively discussions with the legal scholar Jakob Lampadius .

In 1643 Henichius accepted a professorship in metaphysics and the Hebrew language at the University of Rinteln, but in 1645 he moved to Bardowick as superintendent . There he fell seriously ill (" infirmity ") and was temporarily unable to work. For this reason he was unable to comply with the request of Duke August (1579–1666) and took up a position as general superintendent of the Duchy of Braunschweig-Wolfenbüttel . He even had to resign from his position in Bardowick. Following his recovery in 1651, he followed the call as professor of theology back to the University of Rinteln, succeeding Balthasar Mentzer the Younger . In 1653 he was also consistorial councilor and superintendent of the county of Schaumburg . During these years in Rinteln, Henichius was dean of the theological faculty and rector of the university on several occasions. He was buried on July 11, 1671 in the town church of Rinteln.

At the university he was one of the secret promoters of the theology of his teacher Georg Calixt. At the Kassel Union Colloquium , the Landgrave Wilhelm VI. (1629–1663) organized in 1661, he succeeded in establishing a consensus with the Reformed Marburgers and advocacy at the Hanoverian and Brunswick courts. He took a mediating position between the representatives of the Lutheran Orthodoxy and the representatives of the Reformed Church . Because of his commitment, he was exposed to the hostility of the strictly denominational Lutherans. He left behind a large number of writings on dogmatics , ethics and philosophy . He revised his best-known work "Compendium S. Theologiae" several times (1655, 1657, 1665 and 1685).

literature

• Heinrich Heppe :  Henichius, Johannes . In: Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie (ADB). Volume 11, Duncker & Humblot, Leipzig 1880, p. 749 f.
• Fritz Roth : Complete evaluations of funeral sermons for genealogical and cultural-historical purposes. Self-published, Boppard / Rhein, 1976, vol. 9, p. 388, R 8710
• Friedrich Wilhelm Strieder: Basis for a Hessian scholar and writer story. Verlag Cramer, Kassel, 1785, 5th volume, p. 441 ( online )
• Henichius, Joann. In: Johann Heinrich Zedler : Large complete universal lexicon of all sciences and arts . Volume 12, Leipzig 1735, column 1368 f.

Web links

• Publications by and about Johannes Henichius in VD 17 .