Christoph Christian Sturm’s Theological Reflections on Nature
Christoph Christian Sturm’s Theological Reflections on Nature
Author(s): Adam DrozdekSubject(s): Christian Theology and Religion, Philosophy, Theology and Religion
Published by: Wydawnictwo Naukowe Uniwersytetu Szczecińskiego
Keywords: Christoph Christian Sturm; physico-theology; theodicy
Summary/Abstract: Christoph Christian Sturm was an eighteenth-century German ecclesiastic keenly interested in naturalist knowledge. As a pastor, he used this knowledge for theological purposes: people can and should enhance their faith by investigating God’s works in nature to see the clear signs of His wisdom, powers, and providence imprinted in these works. Sturm also addressed at length the problem of theodicy by pointing that the good by far overweighs evil found in nature and in social and individual life, and that what is perceived as evil is God’s means used for beneficial purposes.
Journal: Studia Paradyskie
- Issue Year: 2023
- Issue No: 33
- Page Range: 49-61
- Page Count: 13
- Language: English