Helmut Obst

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Helmut Obst (born December 9, 1940 in Annaberg ) is a German religious scholar .

Career

Helmut Obst studied theology at the Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg from 1959 to 1964 . He then worked there as a temporary assistant in the academic field of church history. During this time he prepared his doctorate (1967) and his habilitation for church and dogma history (1970).

From 1970 to 1978 he was a lecturer in denominational studies . In 1978 he was appointed university lecturer for ecumenics ( ecumenical theology and denominational studies), in 1987 he was appointed full professor for ecumenics and general history of religion and in 1992 he was appointed professor for ecumenics, denominational studies and religious studies in 1992 . In the course of the revolution of 1989 he played a key role in restoring a free university in Halle. From 1989 to 1990 he was the last director of the theology section and the first dean of the theological faculty in Halle . He retired on April 1, 2006.

From 1992 to 2003 he was a member of the board of directors of the Francke Foundations , including their director in 2002/03. From 2003 to 2018 he was chairman of the board of trustees of the Francke Foundations, and since 2018 he has been its honorary chairman.

Obst is married and has two children.

Publications (selection)

  • The Berlin confessional dispute. Pietism's criticism of the confessional practice of Lutheran orthodoxy . Luther-Verlag, Witten 1972, ISBN 3-7858-0171-8 (also: Habilitation thesis, Theological Faculty Halle-Wittenberg 1970).
  • The theology of Julius Fischer , the apostle Judah. A contribution to the teaching and history of special Christian communities in the Rhineland . In: Monthly Issues for Evangelical Church History of the Rhineland , Jg. 25 (1976), pp. 181–196 ( online ).
  • Attempt at a neutral representation in denominational and "sect studies". The redemption doctrine of the former "Covenant of fighters for faith and truth" ( Horpenites ) . In: Theological Trials , Vol. 8 (1977), pp. 157-173 ( online ).
  • New religions, youth religions, New Age . Verl. Anstalt Union, Berlin 1991, ISBN 978-3-372-00414-2 .
  • New Apostolic Church - the exclusive end-time church? Friedrich Bahn Verlag, Neukirchen-Vluyn 1996, ISBN 3-7615-4945-8 .
  • Apostles and prophets of the modern age. Founder of Christian religious communities in the 19th and 20th centuries . 4th, greatly expanded and updated edition, Vandenhoeck and Ruprecht, Göttingen 2000, ISBN 3-525-55438-9 .
  • Reincarnation: world history of an idea . CH Beck, Munich 2009 (= Beck'sche Reihe, vol. 1896), ISBN 978-3-406-58424-4 .
  • August Hermann Francke and his work: Ceremony on the occasion of the anniversary program for the 350th birthday of August Hermann Francke “Vision and certainty. Francke's Ideas 2013 ” , on behalf of the Francke Foundations. Harrassowitz, Wiesbaden 2013, ISBN 978-3-447-06903-8 .

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SURNAME Fruit, Helmut
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German religious scholar
DATE OF BIRTH December 9, 1940
PLACE OF BIRTH Annaberg