Johannes Polyander a Kerckhoven

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Johannes Polyander a Kerckhoven

Johannes Polyander a Kerckhoven also: Johan Polyander van den Kerchoven, Kerkhoven ; (Born March 28, 1568 in Metz ; † February 4, 1646 in Leiden ) was a Dutch Reformed theologian.

Life

The son of Johannes Polyander and Christina van Houten came from a respected Ghent family. His parents found a brief refuge in Metz. His father became pastor of the Walloon community in Emden in 1571, where he received his first training. He later attended the Latin school in Bremen under Christoph Pezel and enrolled on June 18, 1586 to study theological sciences at the University of Heidelberg . Here were Georg Sohnius (1551-1589) and Daniel Tossanus (1541-1602) his teachers. After four years he went to the University of Geneva , where he attended the lectures of Théodore de Bèze and Antoine de la Faye (1540-1615).

After he had worked as a preacher in Leiden in 1591, he was given a pastor's position in Dordrecht in 1592 . There he taught at the general school and he became the overseer of the schools there. In addition, he was given an extraordinary professorship in logic and ethics. In this task he developed his pastoral and administrative skills in the theological struggles of his time. So he took part in the Walloon Synod and laid the foundations of the Walloon seminary in Leiden (1605-1606), which was founded by Daniel Colonius the Elder as the first leader. Although he did not share the views of Jacobus Arminius , he retained his own position against the radical formulations of his opponents.

He was particularly fierce against the efforts of the Dutch government to determine what people should believe. Therefore, he also said that the church should convey the true faith without consulting the government. This commitment to church politics may have induced the curators of the University of Leiden to appoint him full professor of theology in 1611. He began this task on October 7, 1611 with the speech De theologiae dignitate et praestantia , in which he stated that he wanted to bring peace to the political and religious divisions. Polyander appeared as a mediator.

As such, he was chairman of Dutch synods 23 times and rector of the Alma Mater eight times, in 1613, 1617, 1618, 1627, 1628, 1635, 1640 and 1646 . During the Dortmund synod period he received the academic degrees of licentiate and doctor of theology. After his death, his son Johannes had an epitaph built in St. Peter's Church in Leiden .

Polyander was married twice. His first marriage was on September 19, 1592 with Judith Nuyts († 1630). His second marriage was on May 3, 1631 with Catharina Carelsd. a.

Works (selection)

  • Vavia Poëmata. Geneva and Heidelberg, 1587.
  • Accord des passages de la saincte Escriture, qui semblent de prime abord estre contraires les uns aux autres, mis en ordre, par JP Dordrecht 1599,
  • De locis definitronis, proprii et accidentrum. Dordrecht 1600
  • Theses logicae aque ethicae. 1602.
  • Les actes mémorables des Grecs, recueillis en bas Alleman par André Demètre et traduicts en François. Dordrecht, 1602
  • Dispute contre l'invocation des Saints. 1607
  • Responsio ad interpretata Anastasii Cochletii, Doctoris Sor bonistae, ac monachi Carmelitae sophismata. 1610.
  • Cochelet answered with zijn Coemeterium Calvini inferni.
  • Dispute contre l'Adoration des Reliques. 1611
  • Thomae Cartwrightii commentarii succincti et dilucidi in Proverbia Salomonis, cum praefatione Joh.Polyandri, Leiden 1617, 4th ed. 1663
  • Syntagma Exercitationum Theologicarum. 1621
  • Synopsis purioris Theologiae, J. Polyandri, A. Walaei, J. Thysii, F. Hommiï et D. Sinapii. Oratt. inaug. habitae cum facultas theologica et collegium illustrium Ordinum a Curatoribus instaurarentur. Leiden 1620, Amsterdam 1658,
  • Oratio de conciliatione Ethnicae et Christianae. Suffering 1636
  • Oratio in obitum A. Walaei.
  • Disputationes L II, comprehensae, ac conscriptae per Joh. Polyandrum, Andr. Rivetum, Ant. Walaeum et Ant. Thysium, Leiden 1625
  • Miscellaneae Tractationes Theologicae, in quibus agitur de Praedestinatione, et gratia Dei et de Coena Domini. Suffering 1629
  • Meditationes sacrae in Psalm VI. Suffering 1630
  • Concerlatio Antisociniana, disputationibus XLVIII, in Academia Leydensi ab ipso publicè agitate. Amsterdam 1640
  • De essentiali Jesu Christi existentiâ, ac gloriâ Divinâ, quam cum Deo Patre suo habuit ab aeterno, concertatio, decem Disputationibus contra Johannem Crellium comprehensa. Suffering 1645
  • Judicium et consilium de comae et vestium usu et abusu, Leiden 1644
  • Sermons théologiques de Jean Polyander, Doct. et Prof. en Théologie à Leyde, Leiden 1639
  • Mirror of the ware bekeeringe des sondaers tot Godt, ofte Aenmerkinge over het boek des Propheten Jona, Leiden 1626
  • Over den sesden psalm, Amsterdam 1628
  • Over Ephesen I en II, of grond onzer zaligheid.
  • Anchor of the gelovigen.
  • Neither legginge eenes letter gheschreven by sekeren Doctoor of the Order of S. Augustyn in Luyck: Mitzg. de redenen, ontleent van R. Bellarmyn, serving dead bevestig. vd aanroepinghe der Heyl .... (Uit het Fransch) overg. Suffering 1608
  • Vereeniging van veel passagies of the Holy Scriptures.
  • Van de aanbiddinge of the Reliques van de afgestorven saints.
  • Lijk-Oratie over het afsterven van Festus Hommius, seer getrouwen Herder der Kercke van Leyden, Ghedaen in de Academie in het Audit. the H. Theol. dead Leyden, July 10th 1642. Leiden, 1642.

literature

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Individual evidence

  1. ^ Gustav Toepke: The register of the University of Heidelberg from 1386 to 1662. Self-published by the editor, Heidelberg, 1886, Part II, p. 126
  2. ↑ Illustration of the epitaph bust and memorial ( Memento from March 1, 2014 in the Internet Archive )
personal data
SURNAME Polyander a Kerckhoven, Johannes
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Kerchoven, Johan Polyander van den; Kerkhoven, Johan Polyander van den
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Dutch Reformed theologian
DATE OF BIRTH March 28, 1568
PLACE OF BIRTH Metz
DATE OF DEATH February 4, 1646
Place of death Suffer