Christoph Hoffmann was (2 December 1815–8 December 1885) in Leonberg in the state of Württemberg, Germany. He had a Pietist-Christian background and studied theology in Tübingen. An opponent of the much better known theologian David Friedrich Strauss, Hoffmann was elected to the First National German Parliament, which met in Frankfurt in 1848. December 2 is the 336th day (337th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1815 was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ... December 8 is the 342nd day (343rd in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1885 is a common year starting on Thursday. ... Württemberg (often spelled Wurttemberg in English) refers to an area and a former state in Swabia, a region in south-western Germany. ... Theology is literally reasonable discourse concerning God (Greek θεος, theos, God, + λογος, logos, word or reason). By extension, it also refers to the study of other religious topics. ... Tübingen, Neckar front Tübingen, an old university city of Baden-Württemberg, Germany, is situated 20 miles southwest of Stuttgart, on a ridge between the River Neckar and the Ammer. ... David Friedrich Strauss (January 27, 1808 - February 8, 1874), was a German theologian and writer. ...   Frankfurt am Main? [ˈfraÅ‹kfÊŠrt] is the largest city in the German state of Hesse and the fifth-largest city in Germany. ... 1848 is a leap year starting on Saturday (link will take you to calendar). ...

The failure of his efforts to create a better Christian State through politics caused him to return to the roots of Christianity as expressed by Jesus. He became convinced that Jesus had called for a radical change of attitude in people. The better state of being after such a change of attitude he saw as the Kingdom of God which was to be established. A Christian is a follower and believer in Jesus of Nazareth and the religion of Christianity. ... This 11th-century portrait is one of many images of Jesus in which a halo with a cross is used. ...

Hoffmann dedicated his life to collecting people striving for such a "kingdom" and setting up communities in which their striving would express itself in daily life. Initially (1854) known as the Friends of Jerusalem, the group in June 1861 formed itself into an independent Christian religious organisation known as Deutscher Tempel, its members identified themselves as Templers. In 1868 the Templers started to create settlements in Palestine. Hoffmann died in the Templer settlement in Jerusalem on 8 December 1885. June is the sixth month of the year in the Gregorian Calendar and one of four with the length of 30 days. ... 1861 is a common year starting on Tuesday. ... This article needs to be wikified. ... 1868 was a leap year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... ... Jerusalem (31°46′ N 35°14′ E; Hebrew: יְרוּשָׁלַיִם Yerushalayim; Arabic: القدس al-Quds; see also names of Jerusalem) is an ancient Middle Eastern city of key importance to the religions of Judaism, Christianity, and Islam. ... December 8 is the 342nd day (343rd in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1885 is a common year starting on Thursday. ...