Friedrich Gottlieb Süskind
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Friedrich Gottlieb Süskind (February 17, 1767 – November 12, 1829) was a German
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born in Neuenstadt am Kocher. In 1783, he began his theological studies at the Protestant seminar in
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, later embarking on an extensive journey throughout Germany (1790). Afterwards, he served as "pastor repentant" at Tübinger Stift, followed by a vicariate in
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(1795). Between 1795 and 1798, he served as a ''Diakonus'' (deacon) in Urach. In 1798, he became an associate professor at the
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, and in 1805 returned to
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, where he was appointed ''Oberhofprediger'' and '' Konsistorialrat''.Wurttemberg State Library, Stuttgart
biographical sketch
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In 1809, he was involved in the
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Süskind was a disciple of Gottlob Christian Storr (1746–1805), and a prominent member of the so-called ''Ältere Tübinger Schule'' (conservative Tübingen theologians). Within this group he excelled in the field of
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. His work was primarily directed to the apologetic and
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tic fundamental questions of Christianity. During his career, he was in constant conflict with proponents of
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and Fichtean philosophies. With
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(1759-1821), he was editor of the "''Magazin für christliche Dogmatik und Moral''" (Magazine for Christian Dogmatics and
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).


Selected publications

* ''Über das Recht der Vernunft in Ansehung der negativen Bestimmung der Offenbarung'' (About the right of reason in view of the negative determination of revelation), (1797). * ''In welchem Sinne hat Jesus die Göttlichkeit seiner Religions- und Sittenlehre behauptet?'' (In what sense has Jesus the divinity of religious and moral claims?), (1802). * ''Über die Pestalozzische Methode und ihre Einführung in die Volksschulen'' (About the Pestalozzi Method and its introduction into elementary schools), (1810).


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