August Wilhelm Dieckhoff (5 February 1823, in Göttingen – 12 September 1894, in Rostock) was a German Lutheran theologian known for his studies on the history of evangelical doctrine during the Reformation.The New Schaff-Herzog Encyclopedia of Religious Knowledge ..., Volume 3
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In 1850 he obtained his habilitation from the University of Göttingen, and several years later became an associate professor of

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(1854). In 1860 he was appointed professor of historical theology at the University of Rostock. In 1887 he was named

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of the university. From 1860 to 1864, with

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, he edited the ''Theologische Zeitschrift''. From 1884 onward, he was embroiled in a heated controversy with the "ultra-Lutheran" Missouri Synod that stemmed from a decision that favored the

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Selected works

* ''Die evangelische Abendmahlslehre im Reformationszeitalter'', 1854 – The Protestant doctrine of the

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in the Reformation age. * ''Die Waldenser im Mittelalter, zwei historische. Untersuchungen'', 1851 – The Waldensians in the Middle Ages, two histories; Investigations. * ''Der Ablassstreit: dogmengeschichtlich dargestellt'', 1886 – The indulgence controversy; the history of dogma presented. * ''Civilehe und kirchliche Trauung'', 1880 – Civil and religious marriage. * ''Die Stellung Luthers zur Kirche und ihrer Reformation in der Zeit vor dem Ablassstreit'', 1883 – The position of Martin Luther to the Church and its Reformation in the time before the indulgence controversy. * ''Der Missourische Prädestinatianismus und die Concordienformel'', 1885 – The Missouri Synod in regards to

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and the Concordian formula. * ''Zur Lehre von der Bekehrung und von der Prädestination zweite Entgegnung gegen missourische Ausflüchte'', 1886 – The doctrine of conversion and of predestination, second rebuttal against the Missouri Synod's excuses. * ''Die Inspiration und Irrthumslosigkeit der heiligen Schrift'', 1891 – The inspiration of the Scriptures and inerrancy.Google Search
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References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Dieckhoff, August Wilhelm 1823 births 1894 deaths Academic staff of the University of Göttingen 19th-century German Protestant theologians Academic staff of the University of Rostock