Karl Friedrich Stäudlin
Karl Friedrich Stäudlin was a German Protestant theologian born in Stuttgart.
He studied theology in Tübingen, and from 1790 was a professor of theology at the University of Göttingen, where remained for nearly 36 years. In 1803 he was appointed Consistorialrath.
He was an advocate of "rational Supranaturalism". His writings largely dealt with church history, moral theology and moral philosophy. On the latter subject, he was profoundly influenced by the work of Immanuel Kant.Selected publications
- Geschichte und Geist des Skeptizismus, 1794.
- Kirchliche Geographie und Statistik, 1804.
- Geschichte der philosophie und biblischen Moral, 1805.
- Geschichte der christlichen Moral, 1808.
- Geschichte der theologischen Wissenschaften, 1810–11.
- Geschichte des Rationalismus und Supernaturalismus, 1826.
