August Twesten
German theologian

August Twesten

BiographyGalleryListsAlso Viewed
The basics
Quick facts
Intro
German theologian
A.K.A.
August Detlev Christian Twesten
Gender:
Male
Places:
Germany
Is:
Religious scholarTheologianProfessorEducatorPhilosopher
Work field:
AcademiaPhilosophyReligion
Birth:
1789(Glückstadt, Steinburg, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany)
Death:
1876(Berlin, Margraviate of Brandenburg)
Religions:
Lutheranism
Education:
Kiel University
Kiel, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany
Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin
Berlin, Margraviate of Brandenburg, Germany
Employers:
Kiel University
Kiel, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany
Frederick William University Berlin
Berlin, Margraviate of Brandenburg, Prussia
Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin
Berlin, Margraviate of Brandenburg, Germany
Family:
Spouse(s):
Katharina Behrens
Children:
Karl Twesten
Biography menu
Menu

Jump to

Introduction Biography Published works Family
The details
Biography

Introduction

August Detlev Christian Twesten (born in Glückstadt, April 11, 1789; died in Berlin, January 8, 1876) was a Lutheran theologian of Germany.

Biography

He studied at the University of Kiel, and for a period of time, worked as a gymnasium teacher in Berlin. In 1814 he returned to Kiel as an associate professor of philosophy and theology, and soon ranked next to Claus Harms in the Lutheran church of Holstein. In 1835 he succeeded Friedrich Schleiermacher at the University of Berlin, and in 1850 became a member of the new supreme ecclesiastical council of the United Evangelical Church. He was one of the chief representatives of those who strive to reconcile the views of Schleiermacher with orthodox Lutheranism.

Published works

  • Vorlesungen über die Dogmatik der evangelisch-lutherischen Kirche ("Lectures on the dogma of the Evangelical Lutheran Church"; 2 vols., Hamburg, 1826–37).
  • Grundriss der analytischen Logik ("Outline of analytical logic"; Kiel, 1834).
  • Friedrich Schleiermachers Grundriss der philosophischen Ethik ("Schleiermacher's Grundriss der philosophischen Ethik", 1841).

Family

His son Karl Twesten was a noted politician and author.