Adolf Schlatter

Adolf Schlatter (born on August 16th, 1852 with St Gallen; deceased on May 19th, 1938 with Tübingen), was a theologist and a Protestant professor who taught New Testament and the systematic one with Greifswald, Berlin and Tübingen.

Wire of a preacher pietist, he studied philosophy and theology with Basle and Tübingen during the years 1871-1875. In 1880 it passed a doctorate of State. In 1888 it started to teach at the university of Bern. Pulpits of professor followed to Greifswald and Berlin where it was to be located contrary to Adolf von Harnack (1893-1898) and Tübingen (1898-1930).

It was starting from 1897 Co-editor of the review Beiträge zur Förderung christlicher Theologie beside Hermann Cremer.

Schlatter was especially made know by its comments on the New Testament which it intended for many people. He was convinced of the revelation of God in nature and Jesus-Christ. This conviction led it to criticize the ideas philosophico-nuns of the German idealism. Realistic biblical interpretation also put Schlatter in conflict with the modern currents in the Protestant Church. In addition, Schlatter endeavoured to develop a theory of the knowledge which it could put in agreement with its religious convictions.

In Stuttgart exists Adolf-Schlatter Files and a Adolf-Schlatter Foundation.

In Tübingen there exists a “Adolf-Schlatter House” in Österbergstrasse and a “Adolf-Schlatter Hearth”.

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