Willi Grün (theologian)

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Willi Grün (born August 20, 1910 in Frankfurt am Main ; † March 21, 2005 in Bad Salzuflen ) was a German Baptist theologian and clergyman, lecturer in the New Testament subject at the Theological Seminary in Hamburg-Horn and from 1965 editor at Oncken- Publishing house in Kassel .

Life

After graduating from school, Willi Grün studied at the Philosophical Faculty of the University of Frankfurt am Main from 1930 and obtained his doctorate in philosophy in 1934 . The topic of his dissertation was: Spener's Social Achievements and Thoughts. A contribution to the history of the poor and church pietism in Frankfurt a. M. and in Brandenburg-Prussia . From 1934 to 1936 he worked as a pastor in the Baptist congregation Hamburg-St. Georg , who later relocated to Hamburg-Hamm . At the same time he studied at the Theological Seminary of the German Baptists , which at that time had its seat in Hamburg-Horn .

In 1936 he moved to the Baptist church in Lübeck (Täuferstraße), where he completed his probationary period (vicariate). In 1939 he was recognized as a pastor of the Union of Baptist Congregations . Subsequently, Grün worked in the Oldenburg Baptist Church until 1951 . From there, the leadership of the Federation of Evangelical Free Churches appointed him to be a lecturer at their pastoral training center in Hamburg-Horn. The main focus of his teaching was the New Testament. He also taught philosophy, psychology , logic and New Testament Greek .

After fourteen years as a lecturer, Willi Grün went to Oncken-Verlag in Kassel in 1965 , where he took over the editing of the Evangelical-Free Church weekly magazine Die GEMEINDE . He remained in this position until he retired in 1975.

In addition to his teaching and editorial service, Willi Grün was active in various governing bodies of his free church . He also wrote several books and numerous essays on mainly practical theological topics.

Publications (selection)

  • Notes for fellow Christians , Berlin 1971
  • Christ and Work , Kassel 1964
  • Christ and Money , Kassel 1963
  • Those who believe and are baptized: reflections on New Testament baptismal texts (together with Stephen F. Winward), Kassel 1962
  • Spener's social achievements and thoughts. A contribution to the history of the poor and church pietism in Frankfurt a. M. and in Brandenburg-Prussia , Würzburg 1934

literature

  • Rolf Sturhahn (Ed.): Only do your thing faithfully. Festschrift for the 100th birthday of Dr. Willi Grün , Einbeck 2010
  • Eckhard Schaefer : Willi Grün zum Gedächtnis , in: Theological Conversation , Supplement 6 (2005), pp. 62–64

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Homepage of the Elstal Theological Seminary: Dr. Willi Grün  ( page no longer available , search in web archives )  Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. ; Accessed September 29, 2013@1@ 2Template: Toter Link / www.theologisches-seminar-elstal.de  
  2. ↑ In 1997 the Baptist Theological Seminary moved to Wustermark-Elstal ; see homepage of the theological seminar: Zur Geschichte ; Accessed September 29, 2013
  3. ↑ The merger of the free-church Baptist, Brethren and Elim congregations in 1942 led to a name change. Since then, the community federation has been known as the Federation of Evangelical Free Churches .
  4. ^ Homepage of the Oncken-Verlag: Oncken Verlag mourns the loss of the former editor-in-chief (March 23, 2005) ; Accessed September 29, 2013
personal data
SURNAME Green, Willi
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German Baptist pastor, theologian and journalist
DATE OF BIRTH August 20, 1910
PLACE OF BIRTH Frankfurt am Main
DATE OF DEATH March 21, 2005
Place of death Bad Salzuflen