Johannes Duraeus
Johannes Duraeus , actually John Durie or Dury (* 1595 or 1596 in Edinburgh , † September 28, 1680 in Kassel ), was a Scottish Presbyterian theologian.
Life
He studied in Leiden and Oxford and in France became tutor and preacher for the English community in Elblag . Here he met Samuel Hartlib , who went to England with him.
When he went on a pilgrimage for interdenominational peace across continental Europe in 1631, Hartlib was his agent in London and kept his writings.
The unification of Lutherans and Reformed was his life's work. He converted from the Presbyterians to the Independents and tried since 1654 under the protectorate of Oliver Cromwell to unite the Reformed in the Old Confederation, in parts of Germany and in the Netherlands. In 1661 he left England forever and continued his efforts in Kassel with the support of Landgrave Hedwig Sophie . However, he was denied success.
Dury's daughter married the natural philosopher Henry Oldenburg .
literature
- Joseph Minton Batten: John Dury, Advocate of Christian Reunion . Chicago 1944.
- Friedrich Wilhelm Bautz : Durie (Dury, Duraeus), John. In: Biographisch-Bibliographisches Kirchenlexikon (BBKL). Volume 1, Bautz, Hamm 1975. 2nd, unchanged edition Hamm 1990, ISBN 3-88309-013-1 , Sp. 1433-1434.
- E. Henke, P. Tschakert: Duräus, Johann (Durie, Dury) . In: Realencyklopadie for Protestant Theology and Church (RE). 3. Edition. Volume 5, Hinrichs, Leipzig 1898, pp. 92-95.
- P.-O. Léchot: Un christianisme "sans partialité". Irénisme et méthode chez John Dury (from 1600-1680) . Paris 2011.
- Martin Schmidt: Durie, John. In: New German Biography (NDB). Volume 4, Duncker & Humblot, Berlin 1959, ISBN 3-428-00185-0 , p. 201 f. ( Digitized version ).
Web links
- Literature by and about Johannes Duraeus in the catalog of the German National Library
- Publications by and about Johannes Duraeus in VD 17 .
- Olivier Fatio: Durie, John. In: Historical Lexicon of Switzerland .
Individual evidence
- ^ Humel, Johann Henrich: Johann Heinrich Hummel, Dean of Bern. (1611 - 1674) (1856) - Bavarian State Library. Retrieved February 7, 2020 .
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Duraeus, Johannes |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Durie, John; Dury, John |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Scottish Presbyterian theologian |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1595 or 1596 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Edinburgh |
| DATE OF DEATH | September 28, 1680 |
| Place of death | kassel |