Henrik Nicolai Clausen

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HN Clausen 1793-1877

Henrik Nicolai Clausen (born April 22, 1793 in Maribo on Lolland in Denmark , † March 28, 1877 in Copenhagen ) was a Danish theologian and politician.

Life

Henrik Nicolai Clausen was the son of Henrik Georg Clausen , the later provost and chief preacher of the Frauenkirche in Copenhagen .

Clausen became a theology candidate in 1813 and worked from 1822 to 1874 as professor of New Testament exegesis and dogmatics at the theological faculty of the University of Copenhagen . He was the rector of the university five times.

He was a representative of theological rationalism who was profoundly influenced by Schleiermacher's mediation theology and, above all, in his biblical exegesis was a formative influence on the Icelandic theologian Magnús Eiríksson, who lived in Copenhagen . Also Soren Kierkegaard was a student at Clausen, although it doing quite critical of standing in many ways.

Nikolai Frederik Severin Grundtvig replied to his writing Catholicismens og Protestantismens Kirkeforfatning, Lære og Ritus (Copenhagen 1825) with the counter- writing Kirkens Gienmæle mod Professor Theol. Dr. HN Clausen. Clausen won a lawsuit against Grundtvig, whose writings were placed under censorship until they were repealed in 1837 .

From 1840 to 1848 Clausen was a member of the Estates Assembly in Roskilde , and he was elected President several times. In 1848 he was involved in the creation of a proposal for a constitution for Denmark and in the same year he joined Adam Wilhelm Moltke's November Ministry as Minister (until 1851) . 1849-1853 he was a member of the Folketing . From June to August 1854 temporarily and then permanently from December 1854 to 1863 Clausen was a member of the Landsting . He was also a member of the Danish Imperial Council during its entire existence (1855–1866). Clausen was an opponent of both absolutism and universal suffrage and a supporter of Danish , Scandinavian and constitutional freedom .

In 1871 Clausen was awarded the Grand Cross of the Order of Dannebrog . A street in the Bahnhofsviertel in Aarhus was named after Clausen in 1887.

Major works

Portrait of HNClausen by Christian Albrecht Jensen
  • Udvikling af de Christian Hovedlærdomme. Copenhagen 1814.
  • Apologetae ecclesiae christianae ante-Theodosiani, Platonis ejusque philosophiae arbitri disquisitio, quam, inter publica festi secularis solennia, quibus beneficium reformationis ecclesiae, per Lutherum peractae. Hauniae [Copenhagen] 1817.
  • Catholicismens og Protestantismens Kirkeforfatning, Lære og Ritus. Copenhagen 1825 [German: Ecclesiastical Constitution, Doctrine and Rite of Catholicism and Protestantism. trans. v. G. Fries, 3 volumes, Neustadt an der Orla 1828].
  • Quatuor evangeliorum tabulæ synopticæ. Hauniæ [Copenhagen] 1829.
  • The theologiske partieaand, the character og Stridsmaade oplyst ved Exempler. Copenhagen 1830 (German: Ueber den theologische Partigeist: a contribution to the history of theological polemics in the nineteenth century . Neustadt ad Orla: Wagner, 1832).
  • Bulla reformationis Pauli Papae tertii, ad historiam concilii Tridentini pertin., Concepta non vulgata ex. cod. mscr. Neapolitano descript. nunc primum edid. annotate. illustr. H [enricus] N [icolaus] Clausen. Copenhagen 1830.
  • Undersøgelse om symbolske Bøgers Misbrug and deres rescue Brug. Reprint from the Maanedsskrift for Litteratur. Volume 5, Copenhagen 1831.
  • Popular Foredrag over Reformationen, hold som Indledning til den danske evangeliske Kirkes tredie Jubilæum, i den reformeerte Kirke i Kjøbenhavn: Tilføiet he: Forfatterens Tale paa Jubelfstens on the day, i Universitetets Festsal. Copenhagen 1836 (German: Popular lectures on the Reformation as an introduction to the 3rd anniversary of the Evangelical Church in Denmark: held in the Reformed Church in Copenhagen . Leipzig: Rein, 1837).
  • Fest-Prædikener, holdne i Frue Kirke. Copenhagen 1836.
  • Tale ved Universitetsfesten i Anledning af Hs. Maj. Kongens Fødselsdag d. February 1, 1838. Copenhagen 1838.
  • Historisk Fremstilling af Kjøbenhavns Universitets Virksomhed i Rectoratet: from June 1837 to November 1838. Copenhagen 1839.
  • Fortsat Undersøgelse om Universitetets Tilstand og Virksomhed. Copenhagen 1839.
  • Det Nye Testaments Hermeneutics. Copenhagen 1840 (German: Hermeneutik des Neue Testament . Leipzig: Köhler, 1841).
  • Henrik Georg Clausens Eftermaele. Copenhagen 1840.
  • Ved Thronskiiftet 1848. Copenhagen 1848.
  • Fortolkning af de synoptic evangelists. Copenhagen 1850.
  • The Augsburg Confession, oversat og belyst ved historisk-dogmatisk Udvikling. Copenhagen 1851.
  • De tre Spörgsmaal angaande Arvefölgesagen. Av en Rigsdagsmand. Copenhagen 1852.
  • Udvikling af de Christian Hovedlærdomme. Copenhagen 1853.
  • Christelig Troeslære. Copenhagen 1853.
  • Det danske Sprogs Enmaerker i Slesvig, mentioned fra Kirkens and Skolens Synpunkt. Copenhagen 1854.
  • Den augsburgske Confession, oversat and belyst ved historisk dogmatisk Udvikling. Copenhagen 1854.
  • Johannes Evangeliet. Copenhagen 1855.
  • Joakim Frederik Schouw's public Liv. Copenhagen 1856.
  • Slesvigeren Christian Ditlef Paulsen's Livshistory i Omrids. Copenhagen 1857.
  • Det evangeliske Kirkelivs Nutid og Fremtid: Tolv Foredrag. Copenhagen 1859 [2. revised and expanded edition 1878].
  • Anvendelsen af ​​Loven om Lösning af Sognebaandet. Copenhagen 1862.
  • Kristelig Overleverings Betydning for den evangeliskprotestantiske Kirke. Copenhagen 1870.
  • Optegnelser om with Levneds and min Tids history. Copenhagen 1877.
  • Faedrelandske Forhold and Anliggender. Minre Arbeider ad HNC-. posthumously ed. by Johannes Clausen, Copenhagen 1880–1881.
  • Kirkelige Forhold and Anliggender. Mindre Arbeider. posthumously ed. by Johannes Clausen, Copenhagen 1883–1885.
  • Af min Reiseagbog 1818. posthumously ed. by Carl S. Petersen, Copenhagen 1918.
  • Together with MH Hohlenberg Ed. Von Tidsskrift for udenlandsk theologisk Litteratur. Copenhagen 1833-1852.

literature

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ^ List of rectors on the University of Copenhagen website
  2. ↑ On the characterization of Clausen's theological position cf. Søren Holm: HN Clausen. Copenhagen 1945, pp. 13-30 and J. Larsen: HN Clausen. Hans Liv and Gerning. Copenhagen 1945, pp. 83-98. See also Valdemar Ammundsen : Søren Kierkegaards Ungdom. Hans Slægt og hans religious Udvikling. Copenhagen 1912, pp. 81-85.
  3. ↑ Eiríksson saw in Clausen (in complete contrast to Grundtvig) an excellent representative of the "Evangelical Party", whose understanding of Christianity was "closest to Christian truth" ( Om Baptister og Barnedaab, including several moments from the circular og speculative Christian cathedral. Copenhagen 1844, S. VI). Nevertheless, Eiríksson's adherence to Clausen did not lead to the adoption of his concept of reason, cf. the article on Magnús Eiríksson .
  4. ↑ See List of Danish Governments .
personal data
SURNAME Clausen, Henrik Nicolai
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Clausen, HN
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Danish theologian and politician, member of the Folketing
DATE OF BIRTH April 22, 1793
PLACE OF BIRTH Maribo
DATE OF DEATH March 28, 1877
Place of death Copenhagen