Christoph Ernst Luthardt
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Christoph Ernst Luthardt (22 March 1823–21 September 1902), German Lutheran theologian, was born at Maroldsweisach, Bavaria.
He studied theology at Erlangen and Berlin, and in 1856 became professor ordinarius of systematic theology and New Testament exegesis at Leipzig. In 1865 he was made a counsellor to the consistory, in 1871 canon of Meissen cathedral, and in 1887 a privy councillor to the church. He died at Leipzig.
A strictly orthodox theologian and a clear writer, though not a very profound scholar, Luthardt became widely appreciated as the author of apologetic lectures. These were collected under the title Apologie des Christentums (vol. i., 1864, 14th ed. 1896; vol. ii. 7th ed., 1901; vol. iii. 7th ed., 1898; vol. iv. 2nd ed., 1880), a work of which the first three volumes have been translated into English. In 1868 he founded and edited the Allgemeine ezang-lutherische Kirchenzeitung, with its supplement the Theologisches Litteraturbiati, and in 1880 became editor of the Zeitschrift für kirche Wissenschaft und leirchl. Leben.
His other works include Das Johanneische Evangelium erklärt (1852-1853; 2nd ed. in 2 vols., 1875-1876), Offenbaruni Johannis erklärt (1861), Lehre von den letzten Dingen (1861; 3rd ed 1885); Kompendium der Dogmatik (1865; 9th ed., 1893), Geschichte der christlichen Ethik (2 vols., 1888-1893), Guade und Wahrheit (1874) Das Won des Lebens (1877) and Gnade und Frieden (1880). His autobiography was published with the title Eninnerungen aus vergangenen Tagen (1889; 2nd ed., 1891).
This article incorporates text from the Encyclopædia Britannica Eleventh Edition, a publication now in the public domain.
