August Detlev Christian Twesten
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August Detlev Christian Twesten (born in Glückstadt, April 11, 1789; died in Berlin, January 8, 1876) was a Lutheran theologian of Germany.
Biography
He studied at Kiel, and taught at Berlin, where he adopted the views of Friedrich Schleiermacher. In 1814 he became professor of theology at Kiel, and soon ranked next to Claus Harms in the Lutheran church of Holstein. In 1835 he succeeded Schleiermacher at Berlin, and in 1850 became a member of the new supreme ecclesiastical council of the United Evangelical Church. He was one of the chief representatives of those who strive to reconcile the views of Schleiermacher with orthodox Lutheranism.
Works
- Vorlesungen über die Dogmatik der evangelisch-lutherischen Kirche (Lectures on the dogma of the Evangelic Lutheran Church; 2 vols., Hamburg, 1826-'37)
- Grundriss der analytischen Logik (Outline of analytical logic; Kiel, 1834)
Family
His son Karl Twesten was a noted politician and author.
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References
This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Ripley, George; Dana, Charles A., eds. (1879). "Twesten, August Detlev Christian". The American Cyclopædia.
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