Retrofpe& of German Literature.— Theology, Se. 
e-or, Sketch of a fcientifico-practical 
Syftem of Theology, (publifhed in 
1797, and founded upon the ra- 
tionalifm of Revelation) by exhibiting 
the principles of dogmatic theology ag 
the doétrines of a pofitive religion. 
Still more vifible, however, was the 
influence of the new philofophy in the 
mode of treating of morality.—-Proftef- 
for VOGEL, of Altdorf, indeed, in his 
** Lehrbuch der Chriftlichen Moral,” 
makes found human reafon the firft 
principle in morality, as well as in 
philofophy in general; but agrees in 
moit of the effentja] points with Kant: 
as does likewife Profeilor Lance, of 
Roftock, who in his Ethicks, which 
forms a part of his Complete Body of 
Divinity, ftandsg forth as the champion 
of the principle of pure and ftri& mo- 
rality ; and, though heattacks fome of 
the principles of Kant, yet he on the 
whole adopts his fyitem. Baver,the 
colleague of Vogel, of Altdorf, began 
two works, in which he treats of the 
morality of the Old and New Tefta- 
ment in a chronological point of view. 
—Among the writings of the Catholics, 
the Moral Theology of MuTSCHELLE, 
who adopts the principies of Kant, is 
particularly deferving of notice. 
' The Tubingen profeffors continued 
their Magazine for Dogmatics and Mo- 
rality, which we noticed in a former 
Retrofpect.—— The Hiftory of boti 
{ciences was likewife diligently culti- 
vated.—Of the firftt volume of Mun. 
$CHER’s (of Marburg) ‘* Handbuch der 
Chriftlichen Dogmengefchichte”’ 
Compendious Hiftory of Chrifian Dog-. 
mas, an improved edition was publith- 
ed; and likewife a Tranflation (frem 
the Danith) of Miintér’s ‘* Handbuch 
der aiteften Chriitlichen Dogmenzge- 
ichichte—-Manual of the earlieft Hif- 
tory of the Chriftian Dogmas, with 
valuable additions by the author —In 
an{wer to a prize-queftion propofed by 
the Uniyerfity of Gottingen, the lears- 
ed and diligent M. Horn, publifhed 
a ‘* Narratio pragmatica Converfionum 
quas Iheologia moralis fec. 18. experta 
eit apud Luther. Reform. Cathol. 
atque Seét. Chrift. Minores. : 
* The two fait fairs again produced a 
very abundant fupply of fermons and 
other edifying works; we fhali only 
notice the following as being of {upe- 
rion merit: CoiLins’s * Amtsvor- 
trege”—Sermons on yarious oc¢atiuns : 
—=ORELL’s ** Canzeivortrege”’—Pulpit 
Difcourfes, confilting principaily of 
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fermons preached on various occafions 
in Switzerland, fince the year 1798, 
and abounding with Declamations 
againft the Democratical Party :—— 
Piscuon’s “ Predigten” ; or, Sermons 
preached before the King and Queen of 
Pruffia:—The Sermons of Municrhe 
and Schuderoff, &c. Befides thefe, 
there appeared again a great number of 
outlines and {fkeletons of fermons, and 
other auxiliary books for facilitating” 
the facerdotal bufineis in general, fuch 
as Loffler’s New Magazine, or particu- 
lar parts of it, as, for inttance, cate- 
chifms, liturgies, and the like.—A work. . 
entitled ** Shrittliche Gottesverehrun 
und Kirchliche Refertie ibarom dew al 
Liturgy and Church Reforins, by the 
Rev. Mr. Jenisca, of Berlin, caufed a 
confiderable fenfation there, and pro- 
voked feveral replies. The * Litur- 
gifches Verfuch, &c.”—Lithurgic Ef- 
fay, or German Ritual for Catholic 
Churches, by Buscu, does great honour 
to its author; but we doubt whether 
he will eafily perfuade thofe to adopt it 
for whom it was written. —GR FFE, of 
Gottingen, author of feverai efteem- 
ed Catechetical works, has acquired 
additional claims to the gratitude of 
the Clerical order, by his ‘¢ Paftoral- 
theologie in ihrem ganzen Umfange” ; 
or, Complete Courfe of Paftoral Theo- 
logy: and Nremeyer, of Halle, by the 
New edition of his ¢* Briete an Chrift. 
liche Religionslehrer’—Letters ta the 
Teacuers of the Chriftian Religion ; 
and by his * Grundri(s der unmittel- 
baren Vorbereitungs-wiflenfchatten zur 
Puhrung des Chritlichen Predigtamtes” 
—being a {ketch of the preparatory 
ftudies neceflary to qualify a Chriftian 
pattor for the proper dif{charge of the 
duties of his ofice.—Befides the .bove- 
noticed journals of MuUNscHER and 
SCHUDEROFF, the “ Allgemeine prak- 
lifche Bibhotack fur Prediger und 
Schuimauner,*” edited by WACHTER 
and CLEYMANN, two proteitant Cler- 
gymen in Vienna, furnifhed initruétion 
and advice both tor pattors and fchool- 
maiters. 
A ‘ Gefchichte der Praktifchen 
Theologie”—Hitiory of Practical The- 
ology, has been begun. by AMMON, 
of Gottingen; the firt volume con- 
tains the Hiftory of Homileticks from 
the time of Hufs to that of Luther. 
—HEERWAGEN continued, in 2 fayrti 
volume, his ‘ Literaturgefchichte 
Ciritlicher Lieder und Gedichte neuer’ 
Zeiten”—Literary Hiftory of Chfiltian 
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