Johann Jakob Hottinger (theologian)
Johann Jakob Hottinger (born December 1, 1652 in Zurich ; † December 18, 1735 there ) was a Reformed theologian and church historian from Switzerland .
Life
Johann Jakob Hottinger was the third son of the well-known Swiss theologian and orientalist Johann Heinrich Hottinger . He studied theology in Zurich , Geneva and Basel , in 1676 he was finally ordained and entered the service of the Zurich church . In 1679 and 1680 he gave the weekly sermons in St. Peter's Church in Zurich. In 1680 he took over the pastor's office in Stallikon . In 1686 he returned to Zurich and became a deacon at the Grossmünster . In 1698 he was appointed professor of Old Testament theology at the Collegium Carolinum and canon at the Grossmünster in Zurich as the successor to Johann Heinrich Heidegger, who died in January of that year .
He was a prolific writer throughout his life and wrote over 100 writings. As part of his writing activities, he was involved in the Reformed Catholic polemical debate of his time. For example, he wrote his Helvetic Church History as a counter to the church history of Johann Kaspar Lang , a Catholic theologian from Zug , from 1692. He also turned against Pietism , including the work Temptation on the Evangelical Church new self-running prophets from 1717 testify.
Johann Jakob Hottinger was married to Elisabeth, daughter of the Zurich clergyman and university professor Johannes Lavater .
Works
He published a total of 114 writings with historical and theological content. Here is a small selection:
- Biblical sample of the Zurich catechism (Zurich 1685)
- Written defense of the evangelical doctrine against P. Wieland (Zurich 1695)
- Helvetic Church History (Zurich 1698–1729, 4 volumes)
- Temptation hour about the Evangelical Church, by new self-running prophets (Zurich 1717)
- Compulsory Formula consensus ecclesiarum helvet. reform. (Zurich 1723)
literature
- Hottinger, Johann Jakob. In: Historical-Biographical Lexicon of Switzerland . Vol. 4, Neuchâtel 1927, p. 297.
- Hans Ulrich Bächtold: Hottinger, Johann Jakob. In: Historical Lexicon of Switzerland .
- Erich Wenneker : HOTTINGER, Johann Jakob. In: Biographisch-Bibliographisches Kirchenlexikon (BBKL). Volume 15, Bautz, Herzberg 1999, ISBN 3-88309-077-8 , Sp. 735-736.
- Georg von Wyss: Hottinger, Johann Jakob . In: Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie (ADB). Volume 13, Duncker & Humblot, Leipzig 1881, pp. 193-195.
- Emanuel Dejung, Willy Wuhrmann (ed.): Zürcher Pfarrerbuch 1519–1952 . Schulthess, Zurich 1953, p. 352.
Web links
- Works by Johann Jakob Hottinger (theologian) in the catalog of the Zurich Central Library
- The estate of Johann Jakob Hottinger (theologian) in the Zurich Central Library
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Hottinger, Johann Jakob |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Swiss theologian and church historian |
| DATE OF BIRTH | December 1, 1652 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Zurich |
| DATE OF DEATH | December 18, 1735 |
| Place of death | Zurich |