Schneemann, Gerhard a Jesuit, who died November 20, 1885, at Kirchrath, Holland, is the author of, Die Irrthumer uber die Ehe; Die Freiheit und Unabhangigkeit der Kirche; Die kirchliche Gewalt und ihre Trager; Die kirchliche Lehrgewalt (published as essays in Stimmen aus Maria-Laach, Freiburg, 1866-69): — Sancti Irenaei de Ecclesiae Romanae Principatu Testimonium (1870): — Die Kanones und Beschlusse des vaticanischen Concils (in German and Latin, 1871): — Die Entstehung derthomistisch-molinistischen Controverse (1879): — Controversiarum de Divinae Gratiae Liberique Arbitrii Concordia Initia et Progressus (1881): — Weitere Entwickellng der thomistisch-molinistischen Controverse (1880). (B.P.)
The Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological, and Ecclesiastical Literature was edited by John McClintock and James Strong. It contains nearly 50,000 articles pertaining to Biblical and other religious literature, people, creeds, etc. It is a fantastic research tool for broad Christian study.
John McClintock was born October 27, 1814 in Philadelphia to Irish immigrants, John and Martha McClintock. He began as a clerk in his father's store, and then became a bookkeeper in the Methodist Book Concern in New York. Here he converted to Methodism and considered joining the ministry. McClintock entered the University of Pennsylvania in 1832 and graduated with high honors three years later. Subsequently, he was awarded a doctorate of divinity degree from the same institution in 1848.WikipediaRead More