Petrus Hofstede de Groot

Who was Petrus Hofstede de Groot?

Petrus Hofstede de Groot, Dutch theologian, was born at Leer in East Friesland, and was educated at the Gymnasium and University of Groningen.

For three years he was pastor of the Reformed Church at Ulrum, and then entered upon his lifelong duties as professor of theology at Groningen. With his colleagues Louis Gerlach Pareau, Johan Frederik van Oordt, and Willem Muurling, he edited from 1837 to 1872 the Waarheid in Liefde. In this review and in his numerous books he vigorously upheld the orthodox faith against the Dutch "modern theology" movement.

Many of his works were written in Latin, including:

Disputatio, qua ep. ad Hebraeos cum Paulin. epistolis comparatur

Institutiones historiae ecclesiae

Institutio theologise naturalis

Encyclopaedia theologi christiani

Others, in Dutch, were:

The Divine Education of Humanity up to the Coming of Jesus Christ

The Nature of the Gospel Ministry

The "Modern Theology" of the Netherlands

The Old Catholic Movement

He became professor emeritus in 1872, and died at Groningen on the 5th of December 1886.

This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Chisholm, Hugh, ed.. Encyclopædia Britannica. Cambridge University Press