Johann Lorenz Mosheim's Philosophy of History

Authors

Lewis Spitz Jr., Concordia Seminary, St. Louis

Publication Date

5-1-1949

Document Type

Article

Keywords

johann mosheim, leipzig, history, historiography

Submission Type

Bible Study; Lecture; Sermon Prep

Abstract

History as record and interpretation, just as history as past actuality, has been in constant change. Tempora mutantur, et nos mutamur in. illis is the inexorable law of life and of living academic disciplines as well. The history of historiography powerfully demonstrates the truism that each generation writes its own history. As the world view of humanity changes, the new criteria of evaluating the human story necessitates a reworking of the history of the past.

Disciplines

Religious Thought, Theology and Philosophy of Religion

Submission Cost

Free

Submission Audience

Laity; Ministers; Scholars

Recommended Citation

Spitz, Lewis Jr. (1949) "Johann Lorenz Mosheim's Philosophy of History," Concordia Theological Monthly: Vol. 20, Article 27.
Available at: https://scholar.csl.edu/ctm/vol20/iss1/27