Edelman, Johann Christian

Johann Christian Edelman
Johann Christian Edelman
	Johann Christian Edelmann
Date of Birth	July 9, 1698
Place of Birth	Weissenfels
Date of death	February 15, 1767 (68 years old)
Place of death	Berlin
A country	;
Influenced	Spinoza , Toland

Johann Christian Edelmann ( German: Johann Christian Edelmann ; July 9, 1698 , Weissenfels - February 15, 1767 , Berlin ) is a German philosopher , pietist , and free-thinking theologian ^[1] ^[2] .

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Biography

Johann Christian Edelman studied theology at the University of Jena in 1720-1724. He participated in the publication of the so-called Berleburg Bible ^[3] ; At one time he lived in the Gernguter community. Edelman had to hide from persecution for his freethinking. In 1749, Frederick II allowed him to settle in Berlin, taking from him a promise not to print anything.

The works of Edelman were highly appreciated by Bruno Bauer ^[4] , anticipated a number of ideas of Feuerbach's atheism .

Compositions

Die Göttlichkeit der Vernunft
Die Begierde nach der vernünftigen lautern
Glaubensbekenntnis
Selbstbiographie

== bibliography ==

Werner Raupp: Edelmann, Johann Christian. In: Biographisch-Bibliographisches Kirchenlexikon (BBKL). Band 20, Bautz, Nordhausen 2002, ISBN 3-88309-091-3, Sp. 434–444 (with detailed bibliography).

Werner Raupp: Edelmann, Johann Christian . In: Heiner F. Klemme, Manfred Kuehn (Hrsg.): The Dictionary of Eighteenth-Century German Philosophers . Bd. 1, London / New York 2010, S. 269–271.

Notes

↑ Edelman // Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary : in 86 volumes (82 volumes and 4 additional). - SPb. , 1890-1907.
↑ Edelman / Philosophical Encyclopedia. In the 5th vol. - M.: Soviet Encyclopedia. Edited by F.V. Konstantinov. 1960-1970.
↑ Berleburg Bible // Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary : 86 volumes (82 volumes and 4 additional). - SPb. , 1890-1907.
↑ Bruno Bauer: Das entdeckte Christentum. Eine Erinnerung an das achtzehnte Jahrhundert und ein Beitrag zur Krisis des neunzehnten. Verlag des literarischen Comptoirs, Zürich, Winterthur 1843, Vorrede, S. VIII.

[1] Edelman // Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary : in 86 volumes (82 volumes and 4 additional). - SPb. , 1890-1907.

[2] Edelman / Philosophical Encyclopedia. In the 5th vol. - M.: Soviet Encyclopedia. Edited by F.V. Konstantinov. 1960-1970.

[3] Berleburg Bible // Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary : 86 volumes (82 volumes and 4 additional). - SPb. , 1890-1907.

[4] Bruno Bauer: Das entdeckte Christentum. Eine Erinnerung an das achtzehnte Jahrhundert und ein Beitrag zur Krisis des neunzehnten. Verlag des literarischen Comptoirs, Zürich, Winterthur 1843, Vorrede, S. VIII.