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Christian Gottlob Barth
1799–1862
A German pastor, publisher, and prolific religious writer, he helped shape 19th-century Protestant reading for families and children. He is especially remembered for founding Calwer Verlag and for books that aimed to make biblical history vivid and accessible.
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Setma, das türkische Mädchen: Eine Erzählung für Christenkinder
by Christian Gottlob Barth
About the author
Born in Stuttgart in 1799, Christian Gottlob Barth became a Protestant minister in Württemberg and later served as pastor in Möttlingen. He studied theology at Tübingen, where he was drawn to missionary work, and he went on to become an important voice in the region’s pietist revival.
Barth wrote extensively for ordinary readers, especially young people and families. Alongside his pastoral work, he founded the publishing house Calwer Verlag in 1833, and his popular retellings of biblical and Christian history helped carry his influence far beyond his own parish.
After leaving parish ministry, he devoted himself more fully to writing, publishing, and mission-related work. He died in Calw in 1862, leaving behind a body of work that reflects a lifelong effort to bring Christian teaching to a broad readership in a clear, practical way.