Xii, 13-314; Viii, 9-336 Pp. Black Diced Morocco, Ornately Gilt And Stamped In Blind, All Edges Gilt, Yellow Endpapers, All Edges Gilt. Frontispieces And Extra Illustrated Title Page. The Preface Claims That Previous Translations "Are All Either Grossly Inaccurate, And Deficient In Grammatical Purity, Or They Are Written In A Tame, Insipid Style, Devoid Of Elegance And Destitute Of Interest". Light Rubbing, Hinges Tight, Previous Owner's Information On Endpapers. Christoph Christian Sturm (1740?1786) Was A German Preacher And Author, Best Known For His Reflections On The Works Of God In Nature. He Left Halle In 1769, To Become Second Pastor Of The Church Of The Holy Spirit At Magdeburg, Where He Passed The Happiest Part Of His Professional Life, And Where He Wrote Most Of His Devotional Works. Finally, In 1778, He Was Appointed Chief Pastor Of St. Peter's Church At Hamburg. Here He At First Lived Happily, Beloved And Respected As A Preacher And Author, Until, In 1782, His Views On The Salvation Of The Heathen Led J. M. Goetze, Chief Pastor Of St. Katherine's Church In Hamburg, To Accuse Him Of Nationalism. The Resulting Controversy Embittered And Shortened Sturm's Life. Sturm's Works Have Been Translated Into Numerous Different Languages And Are Still In Use Today, His Works On The Reflections On The Works Of God In Nature Even Highly Influenced Beethoven, Amongst Whose Possessions Was Found A Highly Annotated Copy Of Sturm's Work. Seller Inventory # 036222

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Title: Sturm's Reflections On The Works Of God And ...

Publisher: Baynes And Son; J. Hearne; Smith And Elder; J. Bain, Etc., London

Publication Date: 1824

Binding: Hardcover

Illustrator: Frontispieces, Illustrated Title Pages

Condition: Very Good

Edition: Reprint

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