Friedrich Loofs

Friedrich Loofs (19 June 1858 in Hildesheim 13 January 1928 in Halle an der Saale) was a German theologian and church historian best remembered for his studies involving the history of dogma.

Friedrich Loofs
Born19 June 1858
Died13 January 1928
Occupation(s)Theologian, writer

Biography

Loofs studied theology at the universities of Leipzig, Tübingen, and Göttingen, and received his doctorate from Leipzig in 1881. As a student, Adolf von Harnack (Leipzig) and Albrecht Ritschl (Göttingen) were important influences to his career. From 1888 to 1926 he was a professor of church history at the University of Halle, where in 1907/08 he served as rector.[1] Concurrent with his work at the university, from 1890 to 1925, he held title of Consistorialrat in the city of Magdeburg.[2]

In 1886, he was co-founder of the journal Die Christliche Welt ("The Christian World").[1]

Loofs was an opponent of the Christ myth theory. In his book What is the Truth about Jesus Christ? (1913) he criticized the theories of mythicists such as Arthur Drews and William Benjamin Smith.[3]

He attacked the views of Ernst Haeckel which he considered anti-Christian.[4]

Selected works

  • Leontius von Byzanz und die gleichnamigen Schriftsteller der griechischen Kirche, 1887 Leontius of Byzantium and the writer of the same name from the Greek Church.
  • Leitfaden zum Studium der Dogmengeschichte, 1890 Guide to studying the history of dogma.
  • Anti-Haeckel : eine Replik nebst Beilagen, 1900 Anti-Haeckel: a replica with supplements.
  • Grundlinien der Kirchengeschichte : in der Form von Dispositionen für seine Vorlesungen, 1901 Elements of the Church's history in the form of disposition of lectures.
  • Lessings Stellung zum Christentum, 1910 Gotthold Ephraim Lessing's position on Christianity.
  • What is the Truth about Jesus Christ?, New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1913.
  • Loofs, Friedrich (1914). Nestorius and his Place in the History of Christian Doctrine. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. ISBN 9781107450769.
  • Paulus von Samosata, eine Untersuchung zur altkirchlichen Literatur- und Dogmengeschichte, 1924 Paul of Samosata, a study of Early Christian church literature and history of dogma.[5][6]

References

  1. Loofs, Friedrich at Deutsche Biographie
  2. Kraatz - Menges edited by Rudolf Vierhaus
  3. Anonymous. (1913). What is the Truth about Jesus Christ? Problems of Christology by F. Loofs The Journal of Theological Studies 15 (57): 105-110.
  4. Carus, Paul. (1902). Theology as a Science. Part II. The Haeckel-Loofs Controversy. The Monist 13 (1) 24-37.
  5. Most widely held works by Friedrich Loofs WorldCat Identities
  6. HathiTrust Digital Library published works

Further reading

  • Jörg Ulrich. (2010). Friedrich Loofs in Halle. De Gruyter.
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