Ursula Streckert: Der Briefwechsel Ferdinand Christian Baurs mit Ludwig Friedrich Heyd – die Introspektion. Teil 1
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Ursula Streckert
Abstract
Nineteen newly-transliterated letters between Ferdinand Christian Baur and his friend Ludwig Friedrich Heyd are presented. Seventeen of them were written by Baur, and two by Heyd in the period between 10th February 1836 and 16th January 1842. A further sixteen earlier letters were already published by Carl Egbert Hester in 1993. The correspondence between the two close friends cover a broad range of subjects, predominantly historical, as well as family, scientific, political themes and particularly university politics. The key personal topic is the death of Baur’s wife in 1839 and the consequences of this for their children. The scientific themes concern firstly Baur’s efforts to assist Heyd in his research into the history of Württemberg, and to promote these works to publishers. Secondly, the letters document the reaction of the two to David Friedrich Strauß’s work “Das Leben Jesu”, and how their views changed during this correspondence. The central political themes of the letters relate primarily to appointments within Tübingen University, and in particular to previously unknown attacks on Baur’s own position there. Further discussions concern two politically arranged festivals; the Buchhändlerfest of 1840, and the 25th coronation anniversary of King Wilhelm I. of Württemberg in 1841, at which Baur gave a courageous speech on the political situation in Württemberg. Of particular interest in the letters previously transliterated by Hester are two topics, firstly the “Polish Petition” regarding the political situation in Poland in the 1830s, and secondly regarding the constitution of Tübingen University. To better understand the significance of these private letters and their openness, a short biography of Heyd is included.
Für Ruth Wellmer, meine verehrte Lehrerin und Freundin
© 2016 Walter de Gruyter GmbH, Berlin/Boston
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- Frontmatter
- Essays/Aufsätze
- Justin Sands: Hegelians in Heaven, but on Earth … Westphal’s Kierkegaardian Faith
- Research Article
- Aaron Pidel, S.J.: Erich Przywara, S.J., and “Catholic Fascism:” A Response to Paul Silas Peterson
- Source Document/Edition
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- Reviews/Rezensionen
- Friedrich Schleiermacher: Briefwechsel 1808 (Briefe 2598–3020) (KGA V/10), hg. v. Simon Gerber und Sarah Schmidt. Briefwechsel 1809–1810 (Briefe 3021–3560) (KGA V/11), hg. v. Simon Gerber und Sarah Schmidt
- Andreas Arndt, Jörg Dierken (Hg.): Friedrich Schleiermachers Hermeneutik. Interpretationen und Perspektiven
- Søren Kierkegaard: Deutsche Søren Kierkegaard Edition, Band 5: Journale und Aufzeichnungen. Journale NB6–NB10, hg. von Markus Kleinert und Gerhard Schreiber
- Karl Barth: Predigten 1911, Karl Barth-Gesamtausgabe, Band 51, hg. von Eberhard Busch und Beate Busch-Blum
- Michael Beintker, Georg Plasger, Michael Trowitzsch (Hg.): Karl Barth als Lehrer der Versöhnung (1950–1968). Vertiefung – Öffnung – Hoffnung. Beiträge zum Internationalen Symposion vom 1. bis 4. Mai 2014 in der Johannes a Lasco Bibliothek Emden
- Markus Buntfuß, Martin Fritz (Hg.): Fremde unter einem Dach? Die theologischen Fächerkulturen in enzyklopädischer Perspektive, Theologische Bibliothek Töpelmann, Band 163
