Hans Rüdiger (Pastor)

Hans Rüdiger (born April 1, 1878 in Hinrichshagen ; † March 21, 1947 in Schönberg (Mecklenburg) ) was a German Evangelical Lutheran clergyman and author of spiritual games.

Live and act

Hans Rüdiger was the son of Hinrichshagen pastor Johannes August Rüdiger and his wife Minna, born later known as a writer . Waack . He was given a pension to relatives in Lübeck and attended the Katharineum in Lübeck , which he graduated from high school in 1899 . He studied Protestant theology at the universities of Tübingen, Berlin and Rostock . From 1903 to 1905 he was assistant preacher in Wesenberg and then taught as a teacher at the secondary school for girls in Neustrelitz . In 1907 he was appointed pastor in Prillwitz and in 1910 chief pastor of the Laurentius Church in Schönberg (Mecklenburg) .

In the 1920s in particular, he published numerous designs for nativity plays, but also Easter plays and other pieces for church work with children and young people. In addition, he wrote essays on local history.

Works

• Those who did not return: Dedicated to the community in memory of the heroes of the parish of Schönberg who fell in World War 1914-1918. Schönber: (Lehmann & Bernhard) 1921
• Bethlehem: 2 nativity plays for the children's church service. Schwerin: Railway 1925
• Spring in the Easter light: two performances for the children's church service. Schwerin: Railway 1925
• Nativity plays. 3rd edition, Schwerin: Bahn 1926, 4 issues:

1. The shepherds.
2. A Christmas dream.
3. Prophecy and fulfillment.
4. The search and longing for peace.

• The Lord is risen! An Easter game for the children's church service. Schwerin: Railway 1926
• The word you should let stahn! A reformation game for the children's worship service and youth association. Schwerin: Railway 1926
• A rose has sprung up: nativity play (Christmas party in the church). 2nd Edition. Schwerin: Railway, [around 1928]
• Peace on earth: a Christmas play to be performed in the hall. Schwerin: Railway [around 1928]
• Stories. Schwerin: Railway 1933–1937 (17 issues)
• The ghost in the churchyard: a true story that starts scary ... 2nd edition - Schwerin: Bahn, [1933]

literature

• Stephan Sehlke: Pädagogen- Pastoren- Patrioten: Biographical manual on printed matter for children and young people by authors and illustrators from Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania from the beginnings up to and including 1945. Norderstedt: BoD 2009 ISBN 978-3-8370-9497-8 p. 317

Web links

• Literature by and about Hans Rüdiger in the catalog of the German National Library
• Literature about Hans Rüdiger (pastor) in the state bibliography MV

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Entry in the Rostock matriculation portal