Heinrich Hahn (1605–1668). A Portrait of a Lutheran Jurist at the University of Helmstedt
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Heinrich Hahn (1605–1668). A Portrait of a Lutheran Jurist at the University of Helmstedt. / Astorri, Paolo; Jensen, Søren Frank.
I: Zeitschrift der Savigny-Stiftung fur Rechtsgeschichte, Kanonistische Abteilung, Bind 108, Nr. 1, 2022, s. 204-242.Publikation: Bidrag til tidsskrift › Tidsskriftartikel › Forskning › fagfællebedømt
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T1 - Heinrich Hahn (1605–1668). A Portrait of a Lutheran Jurist at the University of Helmstedt
AU - Astorri, Paolo
AU - Jensen, Søren Frank
PY - 2022
Y1 - 2022
N2 - This article provides a first sketch of the scholarly and confessional identity of the Helmstedt law professor, Heinrich Hahn (1605–1668). It analyses Hahn’s most important work, a commentary on the Paratitla by Matthaeus Wesenbeck (1531–1586), and a funeral sermon delivered by Balthasar Cellarius (1614–1689) at Hahn’s funeral. By exploring what Hahn’s work reveals about his religious convictions alongside Cellarius’ portrait of him, the article presents a paradigmatic model of the interaction between law and religion in the early modern period. In his commentary, Hahn employs Scholastic moral theology, both at the level of general principles and in the resolution of legal problems. However, when it comes to decisive doctrinal points, Hahn turns away from Catholic sources. In the sermon, Cellarius presents Hahn as an ideal law professor whose faith was the foundation of his professional ethos as well as his private life. Throughout the sermon, he questions whether jurists can be good Christians and negotiates the relationship between faith and works.
AB - This article provides a first sketch of the scholarly and confessional identity of the Helmstedt law professor, Heinrich Hahn (1605–1668). It analyses Hahn’s most important work, a commentary on the Paratitla by Matthaeus Wesenbeck (1531–1586), and a funeral sermon delivered by Balthasar Cellarius (1614–1689) at Hahn’s funeral. By exploring what Hahn’s work reveals about his religious convictions alongside Cellarius’ portrait of him, the article presents a paradigmatic model of the interaction between law and religion in the early modern period. In his commentary, Hahn employs Scholastic moral theology, both at the level of general principles and in the resolution of legal problems. However, when it comes to decisive doctrinal points, Hahn turns away from Catholic sources. In the sermon, Cellarius presents Hahn as an ideal law professor whose faith was the foundation of his professional ethos as well as his private life. Throughout the sermon, he questions whether jurists can be good Christians and negotiates the relationship between faith and works.
U2 - 10.1515/zrgk-2022-0005
DO - 10.1515/zrgk-2022-0005
M3 - Journal article
VL - 108
SP - 204
EP - 242
JO - Zeitschrift der Savigny-Stiftung fur Rechtsgeschichte, Kanonistische Abteilung
JF - Zeitschrift der Savigny-Stiftung fur Rechtsgeschichte, Kanonistische Abteilung
SN - 0323-4142
IS - 1
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