Johann Joachim Spalding (1714): Religious Philosopher, Main Representative of German Enlightenment Theology, Chief Councilor of the Consistory
Herausgegeben von Albrecht Beutel
There is still a lack of critical editions of basic texts in research on the Enlightenment, a research which is in the process of transition. The Kritische Spalding-Ausgabe (Critical Spalding Edition) deals with this lack in two ways: It provides access to important writings which are in demand for research while at the same time offering them as reading texts in a new scholarly concept of an integrative critical presentation of various editions. In this way, the edition fulfills several research desiderata.
Herausgegeben von Albrecht Beutel
There is still a lack of critical editions of basic texts in research on the Enlightenment, a research which is in the process of transition. The Kritische Spalding-Ausgabe (Critical Spalding Edition) deals with this lack in two ways: It provides access to important writings which are in demand for research while at the same time offering them as reading texts in a new scholarly concept of an integrative critical presentation of various editions. In this way, the edition fulfils several research desiderata.
It is difficult to prove the significance of Spalding and his works, since most of his writings are only to be found in the manuscript reading rooms of a few libraries, and in addition only in editions which vary considerably from each other. The objective of the first section of this critical collected edition is to make Spalding's writings available once again in the form of individual editions and to provide research on the Enlightenment with the necessary momentum by offering an issue-related introduction, plausible explanations and detailed indexes.
If Spalding is quoted at all, then as a rule this is done randomly, using the edition available at the moment, without taking the significant changes made from edition to edition into consideration. On the basis of these however it is possible to prove the reception of pivotal texts of the Enlightenment (for example some of Kant's works) and to trace them discursively. The fact that theKritische Spalding-Ausgabe enables the reader to verify various modes of quotation and to reconstruct the history of the texts puts it at the very top of scholarly research on the Enlightenment.
The Kritische Spalding-Ausgabe provides an indispensable basis for the further exploration of German Enlightenment theology in particular. It will have a positive and innovative impact on research pertaining to the Enlightenment and the post-Enlightenment. The sources provided are also an essential prerequisite for the new theological awakening at the beginning of the 19th century.
In addition to its significance for the history of theology, the Spalding Edition will also have a considerable influence on research in the humanities, in particular in philosophy and literary studies. In view of the way in which intellectual discourses were linked, which was typical of the 18th century, and especially in relation to Spalding's interaction with philosophical anthropology as well as with the literary transformation of the subject of religion in his time, we can expect important advances to be made in research on Kant and Fichte as well as in research on literary history pertaining to the Enlightenment, Weimar Classicism and Early Romanticism.
Johann J. Spalding(1714–1804) Religionsphilosoph, Hauptvertreter der deutschen Aufklärungstheologie, Oberkonsistorialrat.
Albrecht BeutelGeboren 1957; Studium der Ev. Theologie, Germanistik und Philosophie in Tübingen und Zürich; 1990 Promotion; 1995 Habilitation; Inhaber des Lehrstuhls für Kirchengeschichte (insbesondere Reformation, neuere und neueste Kirchengeschichte) an der Universität Münster; ord. Mitglied der Nordrhein-Westfälischen Akademie der Wissenschaften und der Künste.
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To volume I/1: Bestimmung des Menschen.
"Die kritische Edition der "Bestimmung des Menschen", eines work in progress, stellt eine besondere Herausforderung dar, die von Albrecht Beutel und seinen Mitarbeitern vorzüglich bewältigt worden ist. [...] Mit diesem Band ist die kritische Ausgabe Spaldings fast zum Abschluss gekommen, bei stetiger Verbesserung der editorischen Qualität und der Register." Walter Sparn in Süddeutsche Zeitung 7./8./9. April 2007, S. 16
"Die Editionstechnik der Kritischen Ausgabe ist ebenso sorgfältig wie sachgerecht. Die überfällige Ausgabe der Schriften Spaldings ist ohne Zweifel eine Bereicherung der Aufklärungsforschung und wird das neu erwachte Interesse an der theologischen Theoriebildung dieser Zeit weiter verstärken. Auf die Bände der 2. Abteilung: Predigten darf man gespannt sein." Dirk Fleischer in Das Achtzehnte Jahrhundert 32 (2008), S. 133-139
To volume I/2: Gedanken über den Werth der Gefühle in dem Christenthum "Spaldings Schrift gehört in die Hand eines jeden, der sich für die Aufklärung und die theologische Erkenntnisarbeit in diesem Zeitalter interessiert." Dirk Fleischer in Kirchliches Amtsblatt der Evangelischen Kirche von Westfalen 2006, S. 231
To volume II/1 "Bei dem Abdruck dieser Predigten wurde erneut das Grundanliegen dieser Werkausgabe in vorbildhafter Form erfüllt. So wird ein diplomatisch getreuer Text in einer gut lesbaren Form geboten, der zugleich alle Varianten aus den vom Verfasser selbst autorisierten späteren Auflagen (in diesem FAlle aus den Jahren 1768 und 1775) wiedergibt." Volker Gummelt in Baltische Studien 97 (2011), S. 202-203
To volume II/5 "Es ist der Spalding-Forschungsstelle Münster sehr zu danken, daß mit diesem Band eine bedeutende Quelle der Aufklärungstheologie einem breiteren Kreis der Forschung zur Verfügung gestellt wurde." Volker Gummelt in Baltische Studien 97 (2011), S. 202-203
To volume II/1 and II/5 "Von daher bleibt weiterhin nur zu wünschen, daß die Münsteraner Forschungsstelle ihre Arbeit auf dem bisherigen hohen Niveau auch bei den folgenden Bänden dieser Ausgabe fortsetzen kann." Volker Gummelt in Baltische Studien 95 (2009), S. 272
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