O Lord, we take offense wrongly at the confusion of the times, for you will turn it into nothing but wonders of your kingdom.

— Friedrich Christoph Oetinger (1702–1782), Theologe

Topics: Hope & Confidence, God, Jesus & the Holy Spirit

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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