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Enlightened preaching : Balthasar Munter's authorship 1772-1793 / by Merethe Roos.
Van Pelt Library BX4827.M86 R66 2013
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Roos, Merethe.
- Series:
- Brill's series in church history ; d. 62.
- Brill's series in church history. Religious history and culture series ; v. 8.
- Brill's series in church history, 1572-4107 ; v. 62
- Brill's series in church history. Religious history and culture series
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Münter, Balthasar, 1735-1793.
- Münter, Balthasar.
- Theology--Denmark--History--18th century.
- Theology.
- Theology--Norway--History--18th century.
- History.
- Norway.
- Denmark.
- Physical Description:
- pages cm.
- Place of Publication:
- Leiden ; Boston : Brill, 2013.
- Summary:
- Balthasar Münter (1735-1793) is known primarily for being the spiritual advisor for Johann Friedrich Struensee in 1772. Münter is, however, generally interesting as a contributor to the theological development in Denmark-Norway in the eighteenth century, not least because he left a great number of theological texts to posterity. These texts are written in a public and political environment offering shifting conditions for the church. This present book analyses Münter's texts and sheds light on the extent to which he changes his preaching and teaching in accordance with the varying contextual conditions the church was given this period. The result is a textually oriented research work highlighting important theological texts which have not previously been the subject of scholarly investigation. Book jacket.
- Contents:
- 1 Balthasar Münter-His Life and Work in Copenhagen 21
- Who Was Balthasar Münter? 21
- Munter's Writings 32
- Saint-Petri Church 36
- 2 Münter during the Høegh-Guldberg Government, 1772-84. Texts and Contexts 41
- The Context of Church Policy: Høegh-Guldberg's Understanding of the Bible as a Normative Text 44
- The Theological Context 51
- The Context of Eighteenth Century Church Service 57
- Sermon Ideals in Denmark-Norway 64
- Balthasar Münter's Texts 70
- Geistliche Lieder 1772-74 70
- Predigten über die gewöhnliche Sonntagsevangelien, 1778-84 80
- Anleitung zur Erkenntniss und Ausübung des christlichen Glaubens 105
- 3 Analysis: Balthasar Münter and Contemporary Theological and Cultural Movements, 1772-84 113
- Münter's Goal: Devotion 114
- Münter's Neological Inheritance 118
- The Legacy of Copenhagen's Circle of Poets: The Function of Hymns in the Church Service 130
- Münter Versus Bastholm: The Sermon as Rhetoric 139
- Summary: Balthasar Münter's Preaching from 1772-84 144
- 4 Münter during the Bernstorff Government, 1785-93: Texts and Contexts 151
- The Political and Societal Frame: A New Government-A New Society 151
- The Frame of Church Policy: Changes in the Relationship between the State and the Church 158
- The Social Context: German Elite Culture in Copenhagen-The Salons of the German Aristocracy and their Esoteric Interests 161
- Balthasar Münter's Texts 169
- Oeffentliche Vorträge, 1785-93 170
- 5 Analysis: Balthasar Münter and Contemporary Theological and Cultural Movements, 1785-93 197
- Comparative Perspectives on Münter's Development: 1772-84 and 1785-93 198
- Münter during the Bernstorff Era: Four Aspects of Theology, Social Life, and Literature 210
- 6 Enlightened Preaching-Balthasar Münter 1772-93 239
- Münter's Intention in Writing 244
- Contributing to the Enlightenment 247.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 9789004248830
- 9004248838
- 9789004249899
- 9004249893
- OCLC:
- 828140582
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