a 
Retrofpe of German Literature.— Theology. 
known chara&ter of the learned ‘author, 
“contains many new and ufeful obfervations. 
The Rev. Mr. 
publifhed a {pecimen of a New Tranfla- 
‘tion of the New Teftament. Nz:r did the 
diligent ScH&éRrerR difappoint the expecta- 
tions of the culfivato!s of biblical learn-. 
in a fecond voluase, 
ing; he ey ee 
his * Sch: iftfor (cher —Invettigator of 
Scripture. and gave us likewife a 
ec Biblitd ne Vo ker cefehichte” °— Biblical 
Hittory ef Nations,—in two: volumes. 
Profeffor ZizGuer, of Roitock, Beye) in 
the fecond volute of his “* J neo! gifche 
Abhka: ndelungen”— 3 Be heological Diftita: 
tions—(ihe firtt volume of whi ch; thir. 
teen years age, had announced him to the 
public as one of the moft learned divines 
of cur times), an iniroduction to Paul's 
Epiitles tothe Corinthians, a Differtation 
of the Baptifin of John, and a fhort bif- 
torice] Development of the Notions of the 
‘Hebrews, down to the Tuse of Chrift, re- 
lative toa Future State, and Retribution 
after Geath—a fabject which FLuGseE 
had before trealed of, with refpect to fe- 
everal o'her nations; and has now, again, 
im a manner, adapted’ to the public at 
large, iv a work entitled ¢¢ Himmel der 
Zukunft. Among the other -contribu- 
tions towards the illuftration of the Bib'e, 
we fhall notice only a prize differtation of 
Dr. Horn, of Gottingen, ‘© Von der 
biblifchen Gnofis § and the “* Aeljtefen 
Sagen der Hebiaer- (Gen. 1. xi.) nach 
ihrem hiftcri{chen und’ praktifchen Ge- 
halre’’—or, Tie mot aticient Traditions: 
of the Hebrews (Genefis 1.:to x1.), in 
an hiftorical and praétical Point of View ; 
—the author of which werk, Mr. Scaus- 
TER, has taken Jerufalem ‘and Niemeyer 
for his models. 
<* Die Algemeine Menfchen-Religion, 
Verfuch einer Erklarung derfelben. aus 
den alteften Chrifiichen Urkunden ;’’—or, 
the General Religion of Mankind ; being 
an Attempt at an Explanation thereof, from 
the moft ancient Chrifiian Documenis, 
paves the way for us to the dogmatical 
works. Here the harveft was not great, 
in preportion ; { m2 of the productions 
deferved, however, to be noticed with vii 
tinction. Dr. Ammon, of Erlangen, 
gave, ina German dreis his Text-book, 
of Dogmatical Theviegy, which had be- 
fore been uled at fevera! univeriities ; 3 and 
STUTZMAN, a young tutor at Gottingen; 
the firft part of a ** Syit. Einleizung in 
die Religions-Philofophie ;"—or, Sy fte- 
matical Introduction to the Philofophy of 
Religion. . 
Another remarkable circumfance is the 
3 
SCHWEITZER, of Z'trich, 
continuation of the controverfy which be- 
gan.in 1802, relative to baptifm ;° and 
the converfion frsm the Proveftant to the 
Romifh Churches; as likewi/e, cn the 
other hand, the iil increaling aitemots 
to unite the two great parties of Prote{- 
tants, the Ln: Revang and Calvinilis ; ta 
“which we may now add, a propofal lately 
pubdlifhed by a Cat holie, for bringing 
about an union of the Cathohe and Greek - 
Churches. et ; 
Thefe controverfies having excited a ge- 
neral intere{t relative to thefe fubjcécts, 
aud a wiih to became more partroctarly 
acquainted with the real fate of the va- 
rious parties into which the Chriftian 
Churches ts {plit, it was ahappy thought 
of Pi ofetiér ‘Sr AUDLIN of Gotiingen, 
editor of the Magazine for Religien,” 
Morality, and Church Hi {tory Catich 1s 
fill continved) to give ina ‘CRirchliche 
Geographie und S:attik’—or, Eccle- 
fiaftical Geography and Statifiics, a 
fuitable and diftingt View of the prefene 
ftate of the varicus Se&ts of Chriitians 
with refpeét to their political. eftablim- 
ments. Th:-fecond edition of ‘ Planke, 
Abrifs einer Hiftorifchen und Veigleichena 
den Darttellung der Dogmatifchen Sy({- 
teme ;”’—co niaining an Hut oricaland Com- 
parative Sketch of t the Dogmatical Sytleins 
of the principal Chriftian Sects, is well 
worthy of notice, asis likewife ihe fecond 
volume of his ‘* Gefchichte der Entite- 
husg und Aufbildung der Chriftkirchlichen 
Gelcifchattsverfaffungen im Romuifchen 
Reiche 37’—in which ‘he explains the Ori- 
gin and Formation of the Coattitut:oas of 
tie Chriftian Churches in the Romana 
Empire. Both thefe works turnith frefia 
proofs of the learning. and acuiencfs of. 
this theologian, who has the art of {e- 
lecting, for. the inftruction of his readers, 
from. the great fund of his knowledge, 
molt intereiting fa&ts, and luminous points 
of view. The « Neueite Coren der,” 
Religion und Thevlogie ;""—or, Newelt 
Hifory of Religion and nee » by 
TireMann, of Leipzig, gives Sat ace 
count of the changes and fortunes theresf 
ducng the latter half of the laft century. 
HENKE, of Helmitadt, Mill furnifhed the 
lateft accounts of Ec¢cletiattical affairs in : 
his “* Religions-Annalea der neuetten Kir - 
chengefchichte ;’’"—and continued his gene. 
ral Work on Church Hiltory; as did like- 
wile the veteras, but fill diligent apd libes 
rious SCHROSCH, of W’ ittenberg, a do, atcer 
having -compicted his ancic ‘at part of 
Church Hiftory in thirty parts, has began 
another feries which is to comprife the 
period jince the Reformation. MuNscuser, 
of 
