Peter Werenfels
Peter Werenfels (born May 20, 1627 in Liestal , † May 23, 1703 in Basel ) was a Swiss Reformed theologian and Antistes of the Basel Church.
Life
Werenfels grew up in Basel, where his father Johann Jakob Werenfels (1597–1655) was appointed pastor at the Martinskirche . There he studied theology and was ordained as a candidate for the ministry in 1647 . From 1650 to 1653 he served Count Friedrich Casimir as court preacher at Ortenburg Castle .
After brief activities as an assistant chaplain in Basel and as a pastor in Wolfisheim near Strasbourg , he succeeded Lukas Gernler, who had been promoted to Antistes, to become archdeacon at the Basel cathedral in December 1655 . In 1671 he was elected pastor at the Leonhardskirche . After Gernler's death in 1675, Werenfels took over his pastoral office at the Münster, which was connected with the office of Antistes and a theological professorship at the University of Basel .
Werenfels was initially Professor of Dogmatics and Dr. theol. , from 1685 professor of the Old Testament and from 1696 for the New Testament . In 1677/78, 1685/86 and 1697/98 he also worked as rector .
Work and meaning
As a representative of a mild reformed orthodoxy , Werenfels campaigned for the loosening of the commitment to confession and, after 1685, promoted the admission of expelled Waldensians and Huguenots . He published many sermons in addition to academic works.
family
The marriage with Margaretha Grynaeus (1632–1710), daughter of the pastor Samuel Grynaeus, resulted in nine children. The eldest son, Samuel Werenfels , was also a famous theologian.
literature
- Jakob Arnold von Salis : Werenfels, Peter . In: Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie (ADB). Volume 42, Duncker & Humblot, Leipzig 1897, pp. 1-4.
- Erich Wenneker : Werenfels, Peter. In: Biographisch-Bibliographisches Kirchenlexikon (BBKL). Volume 8, Bautz, Herzberg 1994, ISBN 3-88309-053-0 , Sp. 773-781.
Web links
- Publications by and about Peter Werenfels in VD 17 .
- Werner Raupp : Werenfels, Peter. In: Historical Lexicon of Switzerland .
- Portrait on Digital Portrait Index
- Works by and about Peter Werenfels in the German Digital Library
Individual evidence
- ↑ See excerpt from the Werenfels tribe (PDF; 27 kB, accessed January 24, 2013)
| predecessor | Office | successor |
|---|---|---|
| Lucas Gernler |
Antistes of the Basel Church 1675–1703 |
Johann Rudolf Zwinger |
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Werenfels, Peter |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Swiss reformed theologian |
| DATE OF BIRTH | May 20, 1627 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Liestal |
| DATE OF DEATH | May 23, 1703 |
| Place of death | Basel |