![]() The center of this society is its college, which offers a detailed division of the sciences and provision for their study, with correct observation and experiment playing a significant role. The Book of Scripture is supplemented by the Book of Nature. Their general aim was the universal spiritual reformation of mankind, a view shared by the intellectual community at Tübingen, of which he was the best-known and most influential representative. Although his sole authorship of some works is contested, there is no doubt that he had a share in them. ![]() ![]() Suffering many disappointments in his efforts for the church and in failing health, he withdrew to Bebenhausen as bishop and abbot in 1650.Īndreae wrote a large number of small works, most of them in Latin some were published anonymously, and several of them only years after their composition. In 1639 he became court preacher and councillor in Stuttgart, and was in charge of the reorganization of the church in Württemberg. From 1620 to 1638 he was dean at Calw, where in September 1634, after the battle of Nördlingen, he lost practically all his manuscripts, his library, and a collection of art that included works by Dürer, Cranach, and Holbein. ![]() The rest of his life was devoted to writing, the service of religion, and his efforts to create a Christian union. (age 67) Herrenberg, Wurttemberg, Germanyĭuring the years at Vaihingen (1614-1620) Andreae wrote most of the works for which he is remembered. ![]()
0 Comments
Leave a Reply. |