Louis Auguste Sabatier
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Louis Auguste Sabatier French
Protestant theologian
, was born at Vallon-Pont-d'Arc
(Ardèche
), in the Cévennes
, and was educated at the Protestant theological faculty of Montauban
and the universities of Tübingen and Heidelberg.
After holding the pastorate at Aubenas
in the Ardèche from 1864 to 1868 he was appointed professor of reformed dogma
tics in the theological faculty of Strasbourg
. His markedly French sympathies during the war of 1870
led to his expulsion from Strassburg in 1872. After five years' effort he succeeded in establishing a Protestant Faculty of Theology in Paris
, L'Ecole de Paris (today: Institut de théologie protestante de Paris) with Eugène Ménégoz
and became professor and then dean. In 1886 he became a teacher in the newly founded religious science department of the École des Hautes Etudes of the Sorbonne
.
Among his chief works were:
These works show Sabatier as "at once an accomplished dialectician and a mystic in the best sense of the word."
His brother Paul
was a noted theological historian
.
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
Protestant theologian
Theology
Theology is the systematic and rational study of religion and its influences and of the nature of religious truths, or the learned profession acquired by completing specialized training in religious studies, usually at a university or school of divinity or seminary.-Definition:Augustine of Hippo...
, was born at Vallon-Pont-d'Arc
Vallon-Pont-d'Arc
Vallon-Pont-d'Arc is a commune in the Ardèche department in southern France.Vallon-Pont-d'Arc is a capital of prehistoric and cultural tourism. This small village, peaceful in wintertime, sees its population expand ten-fold in summer...
(Ardèche
Ardèche
Ardèche is a department in south-central France named after the Ardèche River.- History :The area has been inhabited by humans at least since the Upper Paleolithic, as attested by the famous cave paintings at Chauvet Pont d'Arc. The plateau of the Ardeche River has extensive standing stones ,...
), in the Cévennes
Cévennes
The Cévennes are a range of mountains in south-central France, covering parts of the départements of Gard, Lozère, Ardèche, and Haute-Loire.The word Cévennes comes from the Gaulish Cebenna, which was Latinized by Julius Caesar to Cevenna...
, and was educated at the Protestant theological faculty of Montauban
Montauban
Montauban is a commune in the Tarn-et-Garonne department in the Midi-Pyrénées region in southern France. It is the capital of the department and lies north of Toulouse....
and the universities of Tübingen and Heidelberg.
After holding the pastorate at Aubenas
Aubenas
Aubenas is a commune in the southern part of the Ardèche department in the Rhône Valley in southern France.It is the seat of several government offices...
in the Ardèche from 1864 to 1868 he was appointed professor of reformed dogma
Dogma
Dogma is the established belief or doctrine held by a religion, or a particular group or organization. It is authoritative and not to be disputed, doubted, or diverged from, by the practitioners or believers...
tics in the theological faculty of Strasbourg
University of Strasbourg
The University of Strasbourg in Strasbourg, Alsace, France, is the largest university in France, with about 43,000 students and over 4,000 researchers....
. His markedly French sympathies during the war of 1870
Franco-Prussian War
The Franco-Prussian War or Franco-German War, often referred to in France as the 1870 War was a conflict between the Second French Empire and the Kingdom of Prussia. Prussia was aided by the North German Confederation, of which it was a member, and the South German states of Baden, Württemberg and...
led to his expulsion from Strassburg in 1872. After five years' effort he succeeded in establishing a Protestant Faculty of Theology in Paris
Protestant Faculty of Theology in Paris
The Protestant Faculty of Theology of Paris was a Protestant institution moved to Paris from Strassburg in 1877 in the buildings of the former collège Rollin, Rue Lhomond....
, L'Ecole de Paris (today: Institut de théologie protestante de Paris) with Eugène Ménégoz
Eugène Ménégoz
Eugène Ménégoz was a French Lutheran theologian who was a native of Algolsheim, Haut-Rhin.He studied theology in Strasbourg, and in 1866 became pastor at the parish of Billettes in Paris...
and became professor and then dean. In 1886 he became a teacher in the newly founded religious science department of the École des Hautes Etudes of the Sorbonne
University of Paris
The University of Paris was a university located in Paris, France and one of the earliest to be established in Europe. It was founded in the mid 12th century, and officially recognized as a university probably between 1160 and 1250...
.
Among his chief works were:
- The Apostle Paul (3rd ed., 1896)
- Mémoire sur la notion hébraique de l'Esprit (1879)
- Les Origines littéraires de l'Apocalypse (1888)
- The Vitality of Christian Dogmas and their Power of Evolution (1890)
- Religion and Modern Culture (1897)
- Historical Evolution of the Doctrine of the Atonement (1903)
- Outlines of a Philosophy of Religion (1897)
- Religions of Authority and the Religion of the Spirit (1904, posthumous), to which his colleague Jean RévilleJean RévilleJean Réville was a French Protestant theologian who was born in Rotterdam, Netherlands. He was the son of theologian Albert Réville ....
prefixed a short memoir.
These works show Sabatier as "at once an accomplished dialectician and a mystic in the best sense of the word."
His brother Paul
Paul Sabatier
Paul Sabatier , was a French clergyman and historian who produced the first modern biography of St. Francis of Assisi. He is the brother of Auguste Sabatier....
was a noted theological historian
Historian
A historian is a person who studies and writes about the past and is regarded as an authority on it. Historians are concerned with the continuous, methodical narrative and research of past events as relating to the human race; as well as the study of all history in time. If the individual is...
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