Heinrich Ernst Ferdinand Guericke (25 February 1803, Wettin – 4 February 1878, Halle an der Saale), was a German

theologian Theology is the systematic study of the nature of the divine and, more broadly, of religious belief. It is taught as an academic discipline, typically in universities and seminaries. It occupies itself with the unique content of analyzing the ...

. He was born at Wettin in

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and studied theology at the University of Halle, where he was appointed associate professor in 1829. He disapproved of

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between the

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and the Reformed churches, which had been accomplished by the

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n government in 1817, and in 1833 he joined the Old Lutherans. In 1835 he lost his professorship, but he regained it in 1840.

Published works

Among his works were a biography of

August Hermann Francke August Hermann Francke (; 22 March 1663 – 8 June 1727) was a German Lutheran clergyman, theologian, philanthropist, and Biblical scholar. Biography Born in Lübeck, Francke was educated at the Illustrious Gymnasium in Gotha before he studie ...

, "''August Hermann Francke. Eine Denkschrift zur Säcularfeier seines Todes''" (1827) — later translated into English as
"The life of Augustus Herman Franké"
(1837). He was also the author of: * "''Handbuch der Kirchengeschichte''" (1833); translated into English by William G. T. Shedd (2 volumes): ** "A manual of church history : ancient church history, comprising the first six centuries". ** "A manual of church history : mediaeval church history, A.D. 590 - A.D. 1073". * "''Lehrbuch der christlich kirchlichen Archäologie''" (1847); translated into English by A.J.W. Morrison as "Manual of the antiquities of the church" (1851). * "''Allgemeine christliche Symbolik : ein theologisches Handbuch''" (3rd edition, 1861). In 1840, with

Andreas Gottlob Rudelbach Andreas Gottlob Rudelbach (29 September 1792 - 3 March 1862) was a Dano-German neo-Lutheran theologian. Biography He was born at Copenhagen; died at Slagelse, Zealand. He was educated the Metropolitanskolen and attended the University of Copen ...

, he founded the "''Zeitschrift für die gesammte lutherische Theologie und Kirche''".Guericke, Heinrich Ernst Ferdinand
In: Neue Deutsche Biographie (NDB). Band 7, Duncker & Humblot, Berlin 1966, , S. 282.

Translated works available online

Manual of the Antiquities of the ChurchA Manual of Church History, Comprising the First Six CenturiesA Manual of Church History: Mediaeval Church History, A.D. 590 - A.D. 1073

References

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