Athanase Josué Coquerel (16 June 182024 July 1875) was a French

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theologian.

Life

Athanase Coquerel fils Carjat BNF Gallica

The son of

Athanase Laurent Charles Coquerel Athanase Laurent Charles Coquerel (7 August 17951868) was a French Protestant theologian, born in Paris, elected deputy of the Constituent Assembly after the revolution of February 1848. Life He received his early education from his aunt, Hele ...

, he was born in

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and studied

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and at

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, and at an early age succeeded his uncle, C. A. Coquerel, as editor of ''Le Lien'', a post which he held till 1870. In 1852 he took part in establishing the ''Nouvelle Revue de théologie'', the first periodical of scientific theology published in France, and in the same year helped to found the Société de l'histoire du protestantisme français (Historical Society of French Protestantism). Meanwhile, Coquerel had gained a reputation as a preacher, and especially as the advocate of

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; but his teaching offended to the orthodox party, and on the appearance (1864) of his article on Renan's ''Vie de Jésus'' in the ''Nouvelle Revue de théologie'' he was forbidden by the Paris

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to continue his ministerial functions. He received an address of sympathy from the consistory of

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, and a provision was voted for him by the

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, to enable him to continue his preaching. He received the cross of the

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in 1862. Coquerel died in

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Works

Coquerel's major works were ''Jean Calas et sa famille'' (1858); ''Des Beaux-Arts en Italie'' (Eng. trans. 1859 by Emily and

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); ''La Saint-Barthélémy'' (1860); ''Précis de l'Eglise réformée'' (1862); ''Le Catholicisme et le protestantisme considérés dans leur origine et leur développement'' (1864); ''Libres études, and La Conscience et la foi'' (1867).

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Coquerel, Athanase Josue 1820 births 1875 deaths French Protestant theologians 19th-century Protestant theologians 19th-century French theologians