Johann Carl Koken

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Johann Carl Koken (born June 9, 1715 in Hildesheim ; † March 15, 1773 ) was a German Evangelical Lutheran clergyman and theologian .

After attending the Andreanum grammar school , Koken studied from 1736 at the University of Helmstedt and from 1737 at the University of Göttingen . In 1741 he became pastor at St. Martini and in 1754 director of the orphanage in Hildesheim. In 1758 he became superintendent . In 1759 he received his doctorate in theology from the University of Rinteln .

Works

  • 1747: Brief instruction on the correct use, content and division of the Holy Scriptures
  • 1750: Preliminary consideration of the rights of the poor and orphans, for reasons of reason and revelation, as an invitation to the inauguration of the newly built orphanage on November 12, 1750
  • 1755: Divine jubilation at the solemn remembrance of the religious peace that was concluded on Sept. 25, 1555 200 years ago
  • 1761: Current condition of the widows and orphanages of the Evangelical Lutheran. Ministerii both cities of Hildesheim
  • 1762: Excellence of the Christian religion from the doctrine of the immortality of the human soul, against the old and new Frey thinkers
  • 1768: The morality of the masquerades and the carnival, examined in 2 letters

literature

personal data
SURNAME Koken, Johann Carl
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Lutheran theologian
DATE OF BIRTH June 9, 1715
PLACE OF BIRTH Hildesheim
DATE OF DEATH March 15, 1773