The terminism controversy is central to the understanding of the debate between Lutheran orthodoxy and pietism. This conflict, which was waged with an enormous journalistic effort and relentless acrimony, focused on the time limit for repentance from sin, after which God no longer grants the salvation of that person ("terminus peremptorius"). Andreas Gößner provides a comprehensive reconstruction of the debate's development, its personal and journalistic dimensions as well as its place in university and territorial history and establishes its significance for the history of theology.

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Geboren 1967; Studium der evangelischen Theologie in München; 1997 Promotion zum Dr. theol.; 2002 Promotion zum Dr. phil.; 2009/10 Habilitation; z.Zt. Lehrkraft für Kirchengeschichte und Didaktik der Kirchengeschichte an der Universität Kassel; zugleich Privatdozent an der Georg-August-Universität Göttingen.