Philipp Nicolai (1556-1608): Theologian, Mystic, Hymn Writer, Polemicist, and Missiologist: A Biobibliographical Survey

Authors

Arthur Carl Piepkorn, Concordia Seminary, St. Louis

Publication Date

7-1-1968

Document Type

Article

Keywords

philipp nicolai, augsburg, herdecke, waldeck, gebhard, christian, theology

Submission Type

Bible Study; Lecture; Sermon Prep

Abstract

During Philipp Nicolai's lifetime the company of ministers in the city of Zurich referred to him as "this miserable person who goes thrashing around and biting like another wild boar, altogether without reason or Christian modesty." Others of his foes called him a lunatic who ought to be chained to a wall, and could not resist the temptation of twisting his surname Nicolai into "Nicolaitan." His admirers, on the other hand, saw in him "a second Chrysostom."

Disciplines

History of Christianity

Submission Cost

Free

Submission Audience

Laity; Ministers; Scholars

Recommended Citation

Piepkorn, Arthur Carl (1968) "Philipp Nicolai (1556-1608): Theologian, Mystic, Hymn Writer, Polemicist, and Missiologist: A Biobibliographical Survey," Concordia Theological Monthly: Vol. 39, Article 44.
Available at: https://scholar.csl.edu/ctm/vol39/iss1/44