Arnold Dannenmann

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Arnold Dannenmann (1967)

Arnold Dannenmann (born January 4, 1907 in Faurndau ; † March 1, 1993 in Göppingen ) was a Protestant theologian and founder and long-time president of the Christian Youth Village Association in Germany (CJD).

Life

After graduating from high school in 1925, the craftsman's son studied Protestant theology and philology in Marburg , Munich , Greifswald and Tübingen . After ordination in 1931 by the Evangelical Church in Württemberg , Dannenmann was sent as vicar to the Evangelical Young Men Works in Kassel . He was a member of the German Christians, who were close to the National Socialists .

In December 1933 he refused his own testimony to become Reichsjugendpfarrer, and thus deputy of the Reichsjugendführer Baldur von Schirach , at the request of Reich Bishop Ludwig Müller . Nevertheless, in 1933 he published the book Jugend confess sich zu Christus und Nazism with the YMCA triangle on the book cover. Co-author was u. a. Erich Stange . There is no evidence that he “resisted” the incorporation of the YMCA into the youth associations of the National Socialists , as is claimed . It can be assumed that he was increasingly skeptical of the Nazis' appropriation of youth work, since the Christian missonary character of the YMCA work was in danger. An ideologically or politically motivated, oppositional attitude of Dannenmann towards National Socialism cannot be proven either.

In 1934, Dannenmann became a member of the World Committee of the YMCA / YMCA in Geneva . On his initiative, the CJD (full name according to the statutes: "Christian Youth Village Association of Germany's Non-Profit Association") was founded in 1947. The first facility was opened in Blaubeuren as early as 1947 , the oldest facility currently in operation is the Kaltenstein Castle Youth Village in Vaihingen an der Enz , which opened in 1949 . He was president of the CJD until 1985 (even after a serious traffic accident in 1960, in which his wife Käthe died, he kept the full-time management) and honorary president until his death in 1993. For a time he was first chairman of the German Federal Youth Council .

Honors

Arnold Dannenmann Prize

The Arnold Dannenmann Prize has been awarded every two years by the Presidium of the CJD since 2000 and honors projects and initiatives that particularly respond to Dannenmann's concerns, young people, especially those from marginalized groups in need, to develop their personality comprehensively to help you bond with God. The prize is endowed with 2,500 euros.

Publications (selection)

literature

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Highlights from the history of the CJD ( Memento from October 19, 2007 in the Internet Archive )
  2. ↑ Vita , cjd.de, accessed on September 26, 2015.
  3. ↑ Information on the Arnold Dannenmann Prize , ejwue.de, accessed on September 26, 2015.
  4. ↑ CJD: Arnold-Dannenmann-Preis ( memento of September 27, 2015 in the Internet Archive ), cjd.de, accessed on September 26, 2015.
personal data
SURNAME Dannenmann, Arnold
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German Protestant theologian and founder of the Christian Youth Village Association in Germany (CJD)
DATE OF BIRTH 4th January 1907
PLACE OF BIRTH Faurndau
DATE OF DEATH March 1, 1993
Place of death Goeppingen