[Protestantism] Felix Kuhn (1824-1905) Luther Sa Life & His/Her Artwork 3/3 Eo

Description: [PROTESTANTISM - LUTHER]Beautiful copy! French Lutheranismin the nineteenth century At the beginning of the 19th century, the Lutheran Churches were organized according to the provisions of the organic articles of 1802. Many Lutherans came to settle in France, especially after the war of 1870 during the loss of Alsace, but many joined the Reformed Churches. French Lutheranism in the 19th century was essentially concentrated in Alsace and the Country of Montbéliard, former Lands of Empire. In the 1801 census there were in France 197,054 Lutherans compared to 485,316 Reformed. At the time of the establishment of the organic articles, certain influential Calvinists, such as Robert Saint-Étienne and the former pastor Jean-Bon-Saint-André, who became prefect of the Rhine department of Mont-Tonnerre, suggested the reunion of Lutherans and Reformed since he “there is almost no difference between (their) worship… the two sects (sic) adopted without difficulty the same liturgical books”. The Church of Geneva, for its part, considers “that it is essential… to put an end to this odious schism”. The Lutherans of Alsace, behind what will become the General Consistory, strongly oppose it.French Lutheranism is therefore organized in accordance with the law of 18 Germinal Year “organic articles of Protestant worship” with a “General Consistory” established in Strasbourg, six inspections and a consistorial Church in Paris. The Montbéliard Inspectorate depends on Strasbourg. But Alsatian Lutheranism is crossed by a contradictory movement: if in Northern Alsace a very orthodox Lutheranism reigns, it is not the same in central Alsace where the influence of the Pietists is significant. In Strasbourg, the good bourgeoisie, largely modeled by the culture of the Enlightenment, strongly influenced by a Faculty of Theology marked by Kant and Schleiermacher, became more and more liberal. But she remains attached to her Church, even if people rarely attend it except for major holidays.In this regard, there is a real disconnect between the ruling bourgeoisie and the rest of the population, small bourgeoisie and artisans, which remains close to the solid tradition of the old Lutheran core. But the contrast is great between the faithful who are still religious and an increasingly secularized pastoral body to the point that in the middle of the century Pastor Horning called from the pulpit of Saint-Pierre-le-jeune to “re-evangelize Alsace”. It is true that a Consistory president believes that “the pastors seemed to forget the symbolic books on which they take the oath and manage to publish sermons where the name of Jesus Christ is not pronounced! ".However, Alsatian Lutheranism, under the impact of the Awakening, will focus on creation countless diaconal works which mostly survive; It is true that this fits perfectly with what an ecclesiastical Inspector calls “rationalizing Christian moralism”. The situation is similar in the Pays de Montbéliard.Lutheranism in Paris The situation is totally different in Paris: the consistorial Church of Paris has quadrupled the number of its pastors between 1820 and 1860 due to the arrival of Alsatian but also German artisans and traders. These are pious and very attached to orthodox Lutheranism; this trend is reinforced by the weight of tradition brought by the old community gathered at the chapel of the Swedish Embassy under the Ancien Régime. It is in fact at the origin of the first Lutheran parish in Paris, that of Billettes, created by imperial decree in 1808. At Billettes we celebrate worship according to the Swedish liturgy and this tradition still continues today.Growth thanks to Alsatian Lutherans The war of 1870 will profoundly change this situation. The 286,000 Lutherans become for most Germans after the defeat, the Treaty of Frankfurt of May 1871 and the cession of Alsace to the Reich. However, part of the good Lutheran bourgeoisie of Alsace opted for France with many of artisans while the rural mass remains in Alsace-Lorraine. In 1872 there were barely 45,000 Lutherans left in France, 30,000 in the Pays de Montbéliard, around ten thousand in Paris and Lyon, 1500 to 2000 Lutherans scattered throughout the rest of France and 4000 to 5000 in Algeria.From then on, the Evangelical Lutheran Church of France was established with a General Synod and two inspections, that of Paris and that of Montbéliard divided into six consistories including one in Algeria.The decreaseOriginally the Lutheran bourgeoisie of Alsatian origin integrated into the Lutheran Church of Paris but little by little between 1890 and 1940 it joined the Reformed parishes: let us think of some big names who still sat in 1885 in the Parisian synodal bodies, Appia, Bœgner, Goguel who we find from the beginning of the 20th century pastor or faithful of a Reformed Church, in 1880, there were a good number of Lutherans in the HSP (high Protestant society); a century later their descendants, either due to mixed marriages, or for social or simply theological reasons, meet again – when they are still Protestant – integrated into the Reformed environment.From 1871 – and this lasted until 1918 – French Lutheranism was only a small Church, largely cut off from its roots, which, despite the efforts of some, lived in the shadow of the Reformed world.[Source: Protestant Museum website / Author of the text: François-Georges Dreyfus]-Felix KUHN1824-1905 French pastor. - President of the ConsistoryKuhn (1824-1905), born in Montbéliard in 1824 and died in Paris in 1905, pastor in Lorscourt from 1856 to 1865, finished his ministry in Paris. He was part of the Orthodox movement. "Felix Kuhn was an orthodox Lutheran doctrinaire of the Augsburg Confession opposing to the liberal tendencies of the Reformed during the constitutive synod of 1872 which was at the origin of the Evangelical Lutheran Church of France. He collaborated with the “Revue Chrétienne” and with the Pastor Mettetal was editor and founder of the newspaper “Le Témoignage”. He leaves important works, his "Luther, his life and work" stay an esteemed work..."[“The Protestants, Dictionary of the religious world of France”, 1993] -Luther, his life and workVery complete copy in three volumesOriginal EditionFirst PrintingVolume I: 1483-1521 – Volume II: 1521-1530. – Volume III: 1530-1546 Paris-Neuchatel-Geneva, Librairie Sandoz et Thuiller-Librairie Générale, 1883-18843 Volumes In-8, (23x14.5cm), XII-536, VIII-506 & II-464pp.Very good 1/2 period binding, brown leather, 2 title cards and tan volume number,back 5 nerves, fillets, florets and golden titling, head golden(solid and clean binding, well made and well preserved, minor usual friction miscellaneous on caps, backs, nerves, edges, corners, body of work holding perfectly) Many small light spots or freckles interior usual on this title see visuals... [Provenance from Jacques DUMAS Library, who was public prosecutor in Rethel (Ardennes). Man of faith (Protestant), founder in Nîmes of the Association for Peace through Law, lecturer at the Academy of International Law in The Hague and at Yale University]. of its pastors between 1820 and 1860 due to the arrival of Alsatian but also German artisans and traders. These are pious and very attached to orthodox Lutheranism; this trend is reinforced by the weight of tradition brought by the old community gathered at the chapel of the Swedish Embassy under the Ancien Régime. It is in fact at the origin of the first Lutheran parish in Paris, that of Billettes, created by imperial decree in 1808. At Billettes we celebrate worship according to the Swedish liturgy and this tradition still continues today. but little by little between 1890 and 1940 it joined the Reformed parishes: let us think of some big names who still sat in 1885 in the Parisian synodal bodies, Appia, Bœgner, Goguel who we find from the beginning of the 20th century pastor or faithfu

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