Heinrich Heppe
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Heinrich Ludwig Julius Heppe (March 30, 1820, Kassel
, Hesse-Kassel
– July 25, 1879) was a German Calvinist theologian and church historian.
In 1844 he earned his doctorate from the University of Marburg, where he was a student of Orientalist
Hermann Hupfeld
(1796–1866). From 1845 he served as a pastor at St. Martin Church in Kassel. In 1850 he became an associate professor of theology at Marburg
, where in 1864 he attained full professorship.
Heppe specialized in the field of dogmatics, and excelled in the study of Hessian
church history. At Marburg, he was a prime antagonist to the strict Confessional
Lutheranism
that was espoused by professor August Friedrich Christian Vilmar
(1800–1868).
Kassel
Kassel is a town located on the Fulda River in northern Hesse, Germany. It is the administrative seat of the Kassel Regierungsbezirk and the Kreis of the same name and has approximately 195,000 inhabitants.- History :...
, Hesse-Kassel
Hesse-Kassel
The Landgraviate of Hesse-Kassel or Hesse-Cassel was a state in the Holy Roman Empire under Imperial immediacy that came into existence when the Landgraviate of Hesse was divided in 1567 upon the death of Philip I, Landgrave of Hesse. His eldest son William IV inherited the northern half and the...
– July 25, 1879) was a German Calvinist theologian and church historian.
In 1844 he earned his doctorate from the University of Marburg, where he was a student of Orientalist
Oriental studies
Oriental studies is the academic field of study that embraces Near Eastern and Far Eastern societies and cultures, languages, peoples, history and archaeology; in recent years the subject has often been turned into the newer terms of Asian studies and Middle Eastern studies...
Hermann Hupfeld
Hermann Hupfeld
Hermann Hupfeld , German Orientalist and Biblical commentator, was born at Marburg, where he studied philosophy and theology from 1813 to 1817....
(1796–1866). From 1845 he served as a pastor at St. Martin Church in Kassel. In 1850 he became an associate professor of theology at Marburg
Marburg
Marburg is a city in the state of Hesse, Germany, on the River Lahn. It is the main town of the Marburg-Biedenkopf district and its population, as of March 2010, was 79,911.- Founding and early history :...
, where in 1864 he attained full professorship.
Heppe specialized in the field of dogmatics, and excelled in the study of Hessian
Hesse
Hesse or Hessia is both a cultural region of Germany and the name of an individual German state.* The cultural region of Hesse includes both the State of Hesse and the area known as Rhenish Hesse in the neighbouring Rhineland-Palatinate state...
church history. At Marburg, he was a prime antagonist to the strict Confessional
Confessionalism (religion)
Confessionalism, in a religious sense, is a belief in the importance of full and unambiguous assent to the whole of a religious teaching...
Lutheranism
Lutheranism
Lutheranism is a major branch of Western Christianity that identifies with the theology of Martin Luther, a German reformer. Luther's efforts to reform the theology and practice of the church launched the Protestant Reformation...
that was espoused by professor August Friedrich Christian Vilmar
August Friedrich Christian Vilmar
August Friedrich Christian Vilmar, German Neo-Lutheran theologian; born at Solz November 21, 1800; died at Marburg July 30, 1868. In 1818-20 he studied theology at Marburg, only to learn doubt from rationalism, and from doubt to pass to unbelief...
(1800–1868).
Written works
Among his published works was an 1861 textbook titled Reformierte Dogmatik that was later translated into English and published as "Reformed Dogmatics". Other noted works by Heppe include:- Geschichte der Hessischen Generalsynoden von 1568-1582 (History of the Hessian General Synods of 1568-1582), 2 volumes; 1847
- Die Restoration des Katholizismus in Fulda, auf dem Eichsfelde und in Würzburg (The Restoration of Catholicism in FuldaFuldaFulda is a city in Hesse, Germany; it is located on the river Fulda and is the administrative seat of the Fulda district .- Early Middle Ages :...
, EichsfeldEichsfeldThe Eichsfeld is a historical region in the southeast of Lower Saxony and northwest of Thuringia in the south of the Harz mountains...
and WürzburgWürzburgWürzburg is a city in the region of Franconia which lies in the northern tip of Bavaria, Germany. Located at the Main River, it is the capital of the Regierungsbezirk Lower Franconia. The regional dialect is Franconian....
), 1850 - Dogmatik des deutschen Protestantismus im sechzehnten Jahrhundert (Dogmatics of German Protestantism in the Sixteenth Century), vol. 1 of 3; vol. 3 of 3; 1857.
- The Reformers of England and Germany in the Sixteenth Century, 1859.
- Geschichte des deutschen Volksschulwesens (History of the German People's Education), 1858–60
- Theodor Beza: Leben und ausgewählte Schriften, 1861
- Die Dogmatik der evangelisch-reformierten Kirche, 1861 (Transl. Reformed Dogmatics, 1950).
- Schriften zur Reformierten Theologie, 1860.
- Geschichte der quietistischen Mystik in der katholischen Kirche (History of Quietistic Mysticism in the Catholic Church), 1875
- Geschichte des Pietismus und der Mystik in der reformierten Kirche (History of PietismPietismPietism was a movement within Lutheranism, lasting from the late 17th century to the mid-18th century and later. It proved to be very influential throughout Protestantism and Anabaptism, inspiring not only Anglican priest John Wesley to begin the Methodist movement, but also Alexander Mack to...
and Mysticism in the Reformed Church), 1879