Johann Spörlein
Johann Spörlein (January 7, 1814 – November 19, 1873) was a German
church historian who was a native of Burk, today a neighborhood in the city of Forchheim. He was a prominent supporter of philosopher Anton Günther
(1783–1863).
He studied philosophy and theology in
church law at the Lyceum
in Bamberg. Among his written works are the following:
- Einige Grundsätze des Clemens von Alexandrien über griechische Philosophie und christliche Wissenschaft, aus seinen Schriften dargelegt (Some principles of Greek philosophyand Christian science, explained from his writings), 1840
- Die Gegensätze in der Lehre des hl. Cyrillus und des Nestorius von der Menschwerdung Gottes (Contradictions in the teaching of St. Cyril and Nestorius on the incarnation of God), 1853
- Briefe über die Günther'sche Philosophie Von einem katholischen Gottesgelehrten (Letters on Günther's philosophy from a Catholic scholar of God), 1855
- Die Verfolgung der Christen im römischen Reiche (The persecution of Christians in the Roman Empire), 1858
- Die christliche Gesellschaftsordnung und die neue Zeit (The Christian social order and the New Era), 1866
References
- Josef Urban (1995). "Spörlein, Johann". In Bautz, Traugott (ed.). Biographisch-Bibliographisches Kirchenlexikon (BBKL) (in German). Vol. 10. Herzberg: Bautz. cols. 1047–1048.
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