Theodor Kolde (6 May 1850 – 21 October 1913) was a

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Protestant theologian, born at Friedland in

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Biography

He studied at the universities in Breslau and

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. In 1876 he commenced lecturing on

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at the

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, where he became

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in 1879. In 1881 he was appointed professor of church history at the

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Published works

He edited the ''Beiträge zur bayerischen Kirchengeschichte'' (20 volumes, 1895–1913) and ''Die Universität unter dem Hause Wittelsbach, 1810-1910'' (1910). His principal publications include: * ''Luthers Stellung zu Konzil und Kirche bis zum Wormser Reichstag'' (1876) * ''Die deutsche Augustinerkongregation und

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'' (1879) * ''Friedrich der Weise und die Anfänge der Reformation'' (1881) * ''

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: Eine Biographie'' (1884–93) * ''Die Heilsarmee nach eigener Anschauung und nach ihren Schriften'' (1885) * ''Der Methodismus und seine Bekämpfung'' (1886) * ''Luthers Selbstmord: Eine Geschichtslüge Majunkes'' (third edition, 1890) * ''Ueber Grenzen des historischen Erkennens'' (1890) * ''Die kirchlichen Bruderschaften und das religiöse Leben im modernen Katholizismus'' (1895) * ''Die Augsburgische Konfession, lateinisch und deutsch, kurz erläutert'' (1896; second edition, 1911) * ''Das religiöse Leben in Erfurt beim Ausgange des Mittelalters'' (1898) * ''Die Heilsarmee, ihre Geschichte und ihr Wesen'' (1899) * ''Der Katholizismus und das 20. Jahrhundert, kritische Betrachtungen'' (1903) * ''Der Staatsgedanke der Reformation und die römische Kirche'' (1903) * ''Die Anfänge einer katholischen Gemeinde in Erlangen'' (1906) * ''Historische Einleitung in die symbolischen Bücher der evangelisch-lutherischen Kirche'' (1907; third edition, 1913)

References

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