Friedrich Wilhelm Franz Nippold
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Friedrich Wilhelm Franz Nippold (September 15, 1838 – August 4, 1918) was a German Protestant theologian born in Emmerich am Rhein.
In 1865 he received his habilitation at the University of Heidelberg, where in 1867 he became an associate professor. From 1871 to 1884 he was a professor of church history at the University of Bern, afterwards moving to Jena, where he succeeded Karl von Hase
. In 1907 he took his retirement in Oberursel
, where he died on August 4, 1918.
Nippold's primary interest involved modern church history, and was associated with a number of current church policy concerns. He was co-founder of the Evangelischer Bund (Protestant Federation), a movement for preservation of German-Protestant interests.
's Vorlesungen über die Kirchengeschichte des Mittelalters (Lectures on Church History of the Middle Ages). Other publications of Nippold include:
In 1865 he received his habilitation at the University of Heidelberg, where in 1867 he became an associate professor. From 1871 to 1884 he was a professor of church history at the University of Bern, afterwards moving to Jena, where he succeeded Karl von Hase
Karl Hase
Karl August von Hase , German Protestant theologian and Church historian, was born at Steinbach in Saxony. He studied at Leipzig and Erlangen, and in 1829 was called to Jena as professor of theology. He retired in 1883 and was made a baron...
. In 1907 he took his retirement in Oberursel
Oberursel
Oberursel is a town in Germany. It is located to the north west of Frankfurt, and is the second largest town in the county of Hochtaunuskreis and the 14th largest town in Hessen.-Extent of municipal area:...
, where he died on August 4, 1918.
Nippold's primary interest involved modern church history, and was associated with a number of current church policy concerns. He was co-founder of the Evangelischer Bund (Protestant Federation), a movement for preservation of German-Protestant interests.
Written works
He was a prolific author, his best work being the highly acclaimed, multi-volume Handbuch der neuesten Kirchengeschichte (Textbook of the Latest Church History). He also published a collection of his lectures, sermons and essays called Zur geschichtlichen Würdigung der Religion Jesu (The Historical Assessment of the Religion of Jesus), and a new edition of Karl Rudolf HagenbachKarl Rudolf Hagenbach
Karl Rudolf Hagenbach was a Swiss church historian.-Life:He was born at Basel, where his father was a practising physician. His preliminary education was at a Pestalozzian school, and afterwards at the gymnasium, whence in due course he passed to the newly reorganized local university...
's Vorlesungen über die Kirchengeschichte des Mittelalters (Lectures on Church History of the Middle Ages). Other publications of Nippold include:
- Welche Wege führen nach Rom? (Which Roads Lead to RomeRomeRome is the capital of Italy and the country's largest and most populated city and comune, with over 2.7 million residents in . The city is located in the central-western portion of the Italian Peninsula, on the Tiber River within the Lazio region of Italy.Rome's history spans two and a half...
?), 1870 - Die altkatholische Kirche des Erzbistums Utrecht (The Old Catholic ChurchOld Catholic ChurchThe term Old Catholic Church is commonly used to describe a number of Ultrajectine Christian churches that originated with groups that split from the Roman Catholic Church over certain doctrines, most importantly that of Papal Infallibility...
of the Archdiocese of UtrechtUtrecht (city)Utrecht city and municipality is the capital and most populous city of the Dutch province of Utrecht. It is located in the eastern corner of the Randstad conurbation, and is the fourth largest city of the Netherlands with a population of 312,634 on 1 Jan 2011.Utrecht's ancient city centre features...
), 1872 - Richard Rothe, ein christliches Lebensbild (Richard RotheRichard RotheRichard Rothe was a German Lutheran theologian.-Biography:Richard Rothe was born at Posen, then part of Prussia....
, a Christian Biography), 1872-73, two volumes - Die römisch-katholische Kirche im Königreich der Niederlande (The Roman Catholic ChurchRoman Catholic ChurchThe Catholic Church, also known as the Roman Catholic Church, is the world's largest Christian church, with over a billion members. Led by the Pope, it defines its mission as spreading the gospel of Jesus Christ, administering the sacraments and exercising charity...
in the Kingdom of the Netherlands), 1877 - Die Theorie der Trennung von Kirche und Staat (The Theory of Separation of Church and State) 1881
- Der Entwickelungsgang des Lebens Jesu im Wortlaut der drei ersten Evangelien (The History of the Life of Jesus in the Text of the First Three Gospels), 1895