Ako Haarbeck

Hans-Jakob "Ako" Haarbeck (born January 20, 1932 in Hoerstgen ; † October 2, 2017 in Detmold ) was a German Protestant theologian , pastor, regional superintendent of the Lippe regional church and author.

Live and act

Haarbeck grew up reformed in a parsonage - with a Pietist character. From 1952 he studied Protestant theology in Wuppertal , Bonn and Göttingen . In Göttingen he received his doctorate in 1959 under Otto Weber with his dissertation on the Swabian revival preacher Ludwig Hofacker . He completed his vicariate in Wuppertal-Elberfeld , Duisburg and Dierdorf . During this time he volunteered at Südwestfunk and studied for a semester at the Ecumenical Institute Bossey . Between 1961 and 1969 he was parish pastor in Dierdorf and youth and school pastor of the Wied church district, then pastor of the Evangelical Reformed parish of Nordhorn in the county of Bentheim and from 1971 superintendent . In 1974 he founded the ecumenical meeting and study center " Frenswegen Monastery Foundation ". In 1980 he moved to the Lippische Landeskirche , where he served as regional superintendent until his retirement in 1996.

Haarbeck was a member of the executive committee of the Missionary Services Working Group from 1980 to 1989 and chairman of its youth chamber between 1981 and 1985. From 1985 to 1994 he was a member of the EKD Council . From 1980 he volunteered as deputy chairman of the Reformed Federation , from 1987 to 1999 as chairman of the German Bible Society and from 1992 to 1998 as chairman of the board of the joint venture of Protestant journalism . From 1968 to 1989, Haarbeck was the author of the “Biblical Weeks for the Congregation”.

Ako Haarbeck was married to Hildegard Weber. The couple had three children and last lived in Bonn .

Honors

• For the promotion of theological education in Eastern Europe, he received an honorary doctorate from the Reformed College in Debrecen / Hungary and the Theological Seminary in Cluj-Napoca / Romania, from where students came every year for internships in Lippe parishes.

Publications

• Awakening sermon, presented to Ludwig Hofacker (also dissertation, Göttingen, from July 15, 1959).
• Ludwig Hofacker and the question of the awakening sermon (Volume 8: Witnesses and Testimonies), Neukirchener Verlagsgesellschaft, Neukirchen-Vluyn 1961.
• Talking about faith. Impetus for Faith - Help for Living , Neukirchener Verlagsgesellschaft, Neukirchen-Vluyn 1989, ISBN 978-3-7958-3405-0 .
• “… On your word” (History of the Lippe Regional Church 1981–1991), Aussaat-Verlag , Neukirchen-Vluyn 1992, ISBN 978-3-7615-4850-9 .
• Tolerance from the sources of faith , Foedus-Verlag, Wuppertal 1998, ISBN 978-3-932735-16-5 .
• Israel: A Spiritual Guide to Biblical Sites , SCM R. Brockhaus , Wuppertal 1999, ISBN 978-3-417-20568-8 .
• Getting older - being old , Lippisches Landeskirchenamt, Detmold 2002.
• What is “Biblical”? A position assessment at the Gnadauer Theological Forum . Idea documentation, Wetzlar 2003.
• Series: The Congregation for the Bible Week , Ed. Working Group Missionary Services, Stuttgart:
  • They praised God , Christian magazine publisher, Berlin-Friedenau 1968.
  • The Lord will fight for you , Christian Zeitschriftenverlag, Berlin-Friedenau 1969.
  • It will be peace , Christlicher Zeitschriftenverlag, Berlin-Friedenau 1970.
  • Checks what God's will is , Schriftenmissions-Verlag, Gladbeck (Westphalia) 1973, ISBN 978-3-7958-0235-6 .
  • The offer of life , Schriftenmissions-Verlag, Gladbeck 1974, ISBN 978-3-7958-0257-8 .
  • David. On the wealth of a poor king , Schriftenmissions-Verlag, Gladbeck 1975, ISBN 978-3-7958-0350-6 .
  • The joy of the oppressed , Schriftenmissions-Verlag, Gladbeck 1976, ISBN 978-3-7958-0325-4 .
  • Impetus. Why divide spirits about Jesus , Schriftenmissions-Verlag, Gladbeck 1977, ISBN 978-3-7958-0369-8 .
  • There is your God , Schriftenmissions-Verlag, Gladbeck 1978, ISBN 978-3-7958-0815-0 .
  • Lord, teach us to pray , Schriftenmissions-Verlag, Gladbeck 1980, ISBN 978-3-7958-0832-7 .
  • The net is torn: 7 sections from the Gospel of Luke , Schriftenmissions-Verlag, Gladbeck 1980, ISBN 978-3-7958-0846-4 .
  • The law flows like water , Schriftenmissions-Verlag, Gladbeck 1981, ISBN 978-3-7958-0861-7 .
  • No freedom without obedience , Schriftenmissions-Verlag, Gladbeck 1982, ISBN 978-3-7958-0874-7 .
  • My god why , Schriftenmissions-Verlag, Gladbeck 1983, ISBN 978-3-7958-8889-3 .
  • He who calls you is loyal , Schriftenmissions-Verlag, Gladbeck 1986, ISBN 978-3-7958-8923-4 .
  • As long as the earth stands: 7 sections on prehistory , Schriftenmissions-Verlag, Gladbeck 1986, ISBN 978-3-7958-8915-9 .
  • Thus speaks the Lord: 7 sections from the book of the prophets Isaiah , Schriftenmissions-Verlag, Gladbeck 1987, ISBN 978-3-7958-8934-0 .
  • But be confident: 7 sections from the Gospel of John , Schriftenmissions-Verlag, Gladbeck 1988, ISBN 978-3-7958-8943-2 .

as editor

• with Albert Stein : Passion for the law: Councilor D. Dr. Herbert Ehnes on his 60th birthday, Detmold / Stapelage January 18, 1997; Letters and articles on canon law in ecumenism , Lippisches Landeskirchenamt, Detmold 1997.
• Habakuk: Believe in God despite God , Foedus-Verlag, Wuppertal 2000, ISBN 978-3-932735-40-0 .

Web links

• Literature by and about Ako Haarbeck in the catalog of the German National Library
• Works by and about Ako Haarbeck  in the German Digital Library

Individual evidence

1. ^ Mourning for Ako Haarbeck . Lippische Landeskirche, October 4, 2017, accessed on October 5, 2017.
2. ↑ ^{a b} Dr. Ako Haarbeck turned 70 . Press release of the Lippe Regional Church, January 17, 2002, accessed on October 5, 2017.
3. ↑ Former Lippe regional superintendent Ako Haarbeck turns 85 . idea , January 20, 2017, accessed October 5, 2017.
4. ↑ Farewell thanks: Ako Haarbeck and the awakening sermon. gep.de , June 1998, archived from the original on July 8, 1998 ; accessed on October 5, 2017 . 
5. ↑ Dr. Ako Haarbeck: Biographical Notes . In: Christian Academic Association - CAV - Circle of Friends of the CJD Student Union: dialog 2008-91, April 2008, p. 4, accessed on October 5, 2017 (pdf; 884 kB)
6. ↑ Dr. Ako Haarbeck (80) . buchmarkt.de , January 20, 2012, accessed October 5, 2017.
7. ↑ Gerrit Noltensmeier: Reformed - in Lippe . In: Matthias Freudenberg , Gesine von Kloeden-Freudenberg, Georg Plasger : Office and ordination from a reformed point of view (= reformed akzente 8). Foedus-Verlag, Wuppertal, 2005, p. 14 (pdf; 542 kB).

predecessor	Office	successor
Fritz Viering	State superintendent of the Lippe regional church 1980–1996	Gerrit Noltensmeier