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Friedrich Oehninger
1837–1914
A prolific German religious writer of the late 19th and early 20th centuries, he wrote accessible books on Christian history, Jesus, and major Protestant figures. His work was aimed at general readers rather than specialists, helping big theological themes feel readable and immediate.
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Johannes Kalvin
by Friedrich Oehninger
About the author
Born in 1837 and deceased in 1914, Friedrich Oehninger was a German author known for popular writing on Christian and religious subjects. Library and catalog records consistently identify him as the author of works such as Geschichte des Christentums in seinem Gang durch die Jahrhunderte, Das Leben Jesu, and writings on John Calvin.
His books suggest a clear interest in presenting church history and theology in a broad, approachable way. Rather than writing narrowly academic studies, he appears to have focused on explaining the story of Christianity and influential religious figures for a wider reading public.
Although detailed biographical information is hard to confirm from readily available sources, his surviving bibliography shows him to have been a productive and widely circulated religious writer. His published work places him among the many German authors who helped bring historical and devotional subjects to everyday readers around the turn of the 20th century.