Ah, what strange power is upon us, that we have no desire for God, nor for ourselves, nor for holy Scripture, but only for vanity.

— Friedrich Christoph Oetinger (1702–1782), Theologe

Topics: Temptation & Struggle, Humility & Pride

Friedrich Christoph Oetinger

Friedrich Christoph Oetinger war ein deutscher evangelisch-lutherischer Theologe und Prälat im 18. Jahrhundert, der im württembergischen Pietismus wirkte. Er verband biblische Auslegung mit Naturphilosophie und Theosophie und stellte die leibliche Dimension der Schöpfung in den Mittelpunkt seines Denkens. Heutigen Bibellesern begegnet er als Vertreter einer ganzheitlichen Schöpfungstheologie, dessen Hinwendung zu spekulativer Mystik und zur Allversöhnung allerdings wiederholt kirchliche Kritik auslöste.

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