10 Facts About Benjamin Kurtz

Benjamin Kurtz was a German-American Lutheran pastor and theologian.

Benjamin Kurtz's family came from a line of German Lutheran ministers and religious affiliates.

Benjamin Kurtz began his studies in Harrisburg Academy, where he, by the age of fifteen, would become an assistant teacher.

At the age of eighteen, Benjamin Kurtz began studying theology at Lebanon, Pennsylvania, and two years later was licensed to preach.

In 1833, Benjamin Kurtz retired from active ministry duties and took charge of the Lutheran Observer, a post which he held for nearly thirty years.

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Benjamin Kurtz was regarded as one of the most eloquent men of his time.

Benjamin Kurtz was a zealous advocate of revivals, and had very little sympathy with the confessional writings of the Lutheran church.

Benjamin Kurtz was the founder of Missionary Institute at Selinsgrove, Pennsylvania.

Benjamin Kurtz was a prominent Lutheran publisher, publishing religious topics regarding faith and religious child rearing.

Benjamin Kurtz founded the Missionary Institute in 1858, and led the institution as its first president from 1858 to 1865, during which he was the first professor of the Theology Department.