Christian Scriver (January 2, 1629 – April 5, 1693) was a German Lutheran devotional writer. Scriver was born at Rendsburg and entered the University of Rostock in 1647, and in 1653 was appointed archdeacon at Stendal, whence he was called in 1667 to Magdeburg as pastor of St. James's. Here he remained twenty-three years, until in 1690 he was made chief court chaplain at Quedlinburg, a position which he held until his death. The friend of Philipp Jakob Spener, Scriver was one of those theologians of the latter part of the seventeenth century who opposed the formalism then besetting Lutheranism, and thus prepared the way for Pietism, even while himself maintaining strict orthodoxy. Scriver died in Quedlinburg.

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  • Christian Scriver (January 2, 1629 – April 5, 1693) was a German Lutheran devotional writer. Scriver was born at Rendsburg and entered the University of Rostock in 1647, and in 1653 was appointed archdeacon at Stendal, whence he was called in 1667 to Magdeburg as pastor of St. James's. Here he remained twenty-three years, until in 1690 he was made chief court chaplain at Quedlinburg, a position which he held until his death. The friend of Philipp Jakob Spener, Scriver was one of those theologians of the latter part of the seventeenth century who opposed the formalism then besetting Lutheranism, and thus prepared the way for Pietism, even while himself maintaining strict orthodoxy. Scriver died in Quedlinburg. The writings of Scriver were devotional, those including the Gottholds vierhundert zufällige Andachten, a collection of 400 parables; Gotthold's Siech- und Siegesbette; and Chrysologia Catechetica, Goldpredigten über die Hauptstücke des lutherischen Katechismus . His most important work, however, was his Seelenschatz, describing the progress of the soul from misery to eternal life and combining allegory, dogmatics, and ethics. It has been translated at least into Danish, Swedish and Finnish. Scriver was also a hymn-writer, though his hymns never gained much acceptance. Nevertheless, three of his compositions have been translated into English: "Auf, Seel, und danke deinem Herrn" as "To God, my soul, thank-offerings pay"; "Den lieben Sonne Licht and Pracht", found in a number of renderings; and "Hier lieg ich nun, mein Gott, zu deinen Füssen" as "Here, O my God, I cast me at Thy feet." The collected works of Scriver have been edited by J. H. Heinrich and R. Stier (6 vols., Barmen, 1847-52). (en)
  • Christian Scriver, född 2 januari 1629 i Rendsburg, Holstein, död 5 april 1693 i Quedlinburg, en tysk präst och teolog, som vid 24 års ålder, prästvigdes och fick sin första tjänst i den lilla staden Stendal i Sachsen. 1667 kallades han som kyrkoherde till, där han verkade i 23 år. (sv)
  • Christian Scriver (2. tammikuuta 1629, Rendsburg – 5. huhtikuuta 1693, Quedlinburg) oli saksalainen luterilainen pappi ja luterilaisen ortodoksian ajan merkittävimpiä hartauskirjailijoita. Hänen tunnetuin teoksensa on viisiosainen postilla Sielun aarre. Scriver opiskeli teologiaa Rostockin yliopistossa, professoreinaan Joachim Lütkemann, Johann Quistorp ja Andreas Tscherning. Hän toimi arkkidiakonina Stendalissa vuosina 1653–67 ja kirkkoherrana Magdeburgissa vuosina 1667–1690. Elämänsä viimeiset vuodet Scriver vietti Saksin herttuattaren Anna Dorothean hovisaarnaajana ja rippi-isänä Quedlinburgissa. Tanskan prinsessa, tuleva Ruotsin kuningatar ja Kaarle XI:n puoliso Ulriika Eleonoora pyysi 1697 Scriveriä hovisaarnaajakseen ja rippi-isäkseen Tukholmaan, mistä Scriver kuitenkin kieltäytyi. (fi)
  • Christian Scriver (* 2. Januar 1629 in Rendsburg; † 5. April 1693 in Quedlinburg) war ein deutscher Theologe, Inspektor des Holzkreises in Calbe/Saale und Kirchenliederdichter. (de)
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  • Christian Scriver (January 2, 1629 – April 5, 1693) was a German Lutheran devotional writer. Scriver was born at Rendsburg and entered the University of Rostock in 1647, and in 1653 was appointed archdeacon at Stendal, whence he was called in 1667 to Magdeburg as pastor of St. James's. Here he remained twenty-three years, until in 1690 he was made chief court chaplain at Quedlinburg, a position which he held until his death. The friend of Philipp Jakob Spener, Scriver was one of those theologians of the latter part of the seventeenth century who opposed the formalism then besetting Lutheranism, and thus prepared the way for Pietism, even while himself maintaining strict orthodoxy. Scriver died in Quedlinburg. (en)
  • Christian Scriver, född 2 januari 1629 i Rendsburg, Holstein, död 5 april 1693 i Quedlinburg, en tysk präst och teolog, som vid 24 års ålder, prästvigdes och fick sin första tjänst i den lilla staden Stendal i Sachsen. (sv)
  • Christian Scriver (2. tammikuuta 1629, Rendsburg – 5. (fi)
  • Christian Scriver (* 2. Januar 1629 in Rendsburg; † 5. April 1693 in Quedlinburg) war ein deutscher Theologe, Inspektor des Holzkreises in Calbe/Saale und Kirchenliederdichter. (de)
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