Retrofoeet of German Literature.—Ecclefiaftical Hiftory, 
lefs eftimable ‘* Erlauterungen zum 
neuen Teftamente, (Illuftrations of the 
New Teitament; for the Learned and 
Unlearned), by Dr. STouz, of Bremen, 
a worthy rival of Paulus. The fourth 
volume of ‘ Morus fupra Herme- 
neutica N. J.’ a vet unfinifhed work, 
edited by the learned Philologer E1cu- 
srapr of jena; and SCHULZE’s 
** Schriftitellerifeche Chara&ter und 
Werth des Petrus, Judas und Jacobus, 
zum behat der ipecial Hermeneutik 
inrer Schriften unterfucht und be- 
ftimmt, (Literary Character and Value 
et the Epiftles of Peter, Jude, and 
James), deferve to be mentioned here 
with honour. 
Profeflor SMipT,of Gieffen, and a cler- 
eymanin the neighbourhoodofthatcity, 
continue their labours relative to the il- 
luilration of the NewTeflament and the 
molt ancient Hittory ef the, Church, 
in their ** Bibliothek fiir Kritik und 
Exegefe des NeuenT eftaments, und die 
aitelte Kirchengefcnichte.”” The fame 
indefatigable Profefior hasaddeda fecond 
volume to his ** Ausfithrliches Hand- 
buch der Chriftlichen’ Kirchenge- 
{chichte, (Manual of Ecclefiattical Hif- 
tory); which furnifies another proof 
how well he merits the reputation of a 
critical inveftigator, who is completely 
matter of the art of exhibiting the re- 
fults of his ftudies in a clear point of 
view. Henke, who in the forefaid 
journal furnifhes many excellent arti- 
cies on Ancient Ecciefiaftical Hiftory, 
and contributions toward the Modern 
Hiltory of the Church in the. « Reli- 
gions annalen,”’ has proceeded in his 
«* Allgemeine Gefchichte der Chrift- 
lichen Kirche nach der Zeitfolge, 
(General Hiltory of the Chriftian 
Church, arranged in a chronological 
order), as far as the fitth volume, 
which begins the Hiftory of the Chrif- 
tian Church during the 18th century. 
With refpect to dogmatical theology 
and morality, the works that have 
appeared, betides the above-mentioned 
“© Tubingen Magazin,” and many 
treatifes in other journals, fome of 
which have a very philofophical ten- 
dency, are of too littie importance to 
require to be here particularly enume- 
rated. On the whole, indeed, the Ger- 
mans had lately been fo well iupplied 
in this department of fcience by 
Ammon, Eckermann, Reinhard, and 
others, that new publications could 
wery well be difpenfed with. 
. It gives us pleafure to remark, that, 
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after beftowing fo much pains on dog- 
matical and moral theology, learned di- 
vines begin to turn their attention to 
the hiftory thereof; fo that betides 
MunscuHer’s * Handbuch der Chrifte 
lichen Dogmengeichichte’ (Compen- 
dious Hittory of Chriftian Dogmas), a 
* Gefchichte uder,,.Sitteniehre wleiu,.” 
(Hittory of the Morality of Jefus) by 
STauDLIN, of Gottingen, 1s conti- 
nued. 
Confidering the many excellent exe- 
getical works which continue to appear 
in Germany, and the great abundance 
of moral and dogmatical manuals for’ 
Jearned theologiais and preachers; one 
mightalmottconfider it to be fuperfiuous 
to publith colleétions of materials for 
fermons. .That this, however, is not, 
the cafe, is proved by the Catalogue 
of every fucceeding fair; and the great 
number of fermons and other works 
for the friends of religious edification, 
may be urged as a\proot of the miitake 
of thofe who would perfuade us, that 
an indifference for religion is daily 
gaining ground. One part of the Ger- 
man public ftill highly efteem the devo- 
tional and edifying writingsofan Ewald, 
which are animated by a truly Lava- 
terian fpirit; while others preter the 
works of a Marczoll, a Reinhard, and 
a Ribbeck. The preachers too, {till 
eagerly ftretch out their hands for ail 
proffered affifttance in the compotition 
of their pulpit-difcourfes. The nuin- 
ber of Catechetical Inftructions like- 
wife increafe from fair to fair, the more 
fo, as {chool-mafters, as well as the 
parochial clergy, ftand in’ need of 
them. Indeed, upon the whole, fuffi- 
cient provifion is made for the improve- 
ment of thefe two ciatles of public in- 
ftructors. While THizss, formerly 
profeflor in the univeriity of Kiel, pub- 
Iithed an “* Anleitung zur Bildung der 
offentlichen Religionflehrer im neun- 
zehnten Jahrhunderte” (Inftructions 
for forming a Public Teacher of Reli- 
gion in the igth Century) ; and a pu- 
pil of Reinhard, in Drefden, an ‘* An- 
weifung zur Kanzelbered{famkeit’’ 
(Introduétion to Pulpit Eloquence ;) 
belides many other. writers, who treated 
of the various duties of a clergyman. 
—Profeifor MuNnscHER, of Marburg, 
and PaftorScHUDEROFF, of Altenburg, 
appropriated their Journals to the 
difcullion of the affairs of the {chools 
and the chureh, and for propofing 
plans of reform inthe ftate of both, 
It is a melancholy fat, that the greater - 
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