Friedrich Loofs

Friedrich Loofs (19 June 1858 in

Hildesheim – 13 January 1928 in Halle
an der Saale) was a German theologian
and church historian best remembered
for his studies involving the history of
dogma.
 Friedrich Loofs

Born 19 June 1858

Hildesheim

Died 13 January 1928

Halle an der Saale

Occupation Theologian, writer

Biography
He studied theology at the universities of
Leipzig, Tübingen, and Göttingen, and
received his doctorate from Leipzig in
1881. As a student, Adolf von Harnack
(Leipzig) and Albrecht Ritschl (Göttingen)
were important influences to his career.
From 1888 to 1926 he was a professor of
church history at the University of Halle,
where in 1907/08 he served as rector.[1]
Concurrent with his work at the
university, from 1890 to 1925, he held
title of Consistorialrat in the city of
Magdeburg.[2]

In 1886, he was co-founder of the journal

Die Christliche Welt ("The Christian
World").[1]

Loofs was an opponent of the Christ

myth theory. In his book What is the Truth
about Jesus Christ? (1913) he criticized
the theories of mythicists such as Arthur
Drews and William Benjamin Smith.[3]

He attacked the views of Ernst Haeckel

which he considered anti-Christian.[4]

Selected works
Leontius von Byzanz und die
gleichnamigen Schriftsteller der
griechischen Kirche, 1887 – Leontius
of Byzantium and the writer of the
same name from the Greek Church.
Leitfaden zum Studium der
Dogmengeschichte, 1890 – Guide to
studying the history of dogma.
Anti-Haeckel : eine Replik nebst
Beilagen, 1900 – Anti-Haeckel: a
replica with supplements.
Grundlinien der Kirchengeschichte : in
der Form von Dispositionen für seine
Vorlesungen, 1901 – Elements of the
Church's history in the form of
disposition of lectures.
Lessings Stellung zum Christentum,
1910 – Gotthold Ephraim Lessing's
position on Christianity.
What is the Truth about Jesus Christ? ,
New York: Charles Scribner's Sons,
1913.
Nestorius and His Place in the History
of Christian Doctrine, Cambridge:
 University Press, 1914.
Paulus von Samosata, eine
Untersuchung zur altkirchlichen
Literatur- und Dogmengeschichte, 1924
– Paul of Samosata, a study of Early
Christian church literature and history
of dogma.[5][6]

References
1. Loofs, Friedrich at Deutsche
Biographie
2. Kraatz - Menges edited by Rudolf
Vierhaus
3. Anonymous. (1913). What is the
Truth about Jesus Christ? Problems
of Christology by F. Loofs The
 Journal of Theological Studies 15
(57): 105-110.
4. Carus, Paul. (1902). Theology as a
Science. Part II. The Haeckel-Loofs
Controversy . The Monist 13 (1) 24-
37.
5. Most widely held works by Friedrich
Loofs WorldCat Identities
6. HathiTrust Digital Library published
works

Further reading

Wikisource has original works

written by or about:
Friedrich Loofs
 Jörg Ulrich. (2010). Friedrich Loofs in
Halle. De Gruyter.

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