Bernd Jaspert

Bernd Jaspert (born August 11, 1944 in Wiebelskirchen ) is a German Protestant theologian and author .

Life

After graduating from high school in 1965 at the Paul-Schneider-Gymnasium in Meisenheim am Glan, Bernd Jaspert studied Protestant theology and Christian archeology in Marburg. Here he was in 1974 with a work on the early history of the Regula Benedicti- Regula Magistri controversy (1933-1940). A contribution to the historiography of the more recent Regula Benedicti research on Dr. theol. PhD. From 1971 to 1986 he was Secretary and President of the International Regula Benedicti Congresses. From 1974 to 2009 he worked in the pastoral service of the Evangelical Church of Kurhessen-Waldeck . Since 1983 he is (in 2nd marriage) with Inge Jaspert, geb. Limpert, married. The two have a son who is a lawyer. From 1983 to 1986, in addition to his pastoral office, he held a teaching position for church history at the Philipps University of Marburg . From 1989 to 1997 he worked as director of studies and deputy director at the Evangelical Academy Hofgeismar . While still a student he was adlatus of Rudolf Bultmann , in whose house he lived and whose much-noticed correspondence with Karl Barth he edited. Jaspert was particularly involved in the ecumenical field. Like his friend Paul F. Knitter, he is an advocate of a pluralistic theology of religions. Far beyond his own church and particularly recognized by Cardinal Karl Lehmann , he is considered a specialist in the history of piety and Protestant monasticism . He is also valued as one of the best Bultmann connoisseurs. Jaspert has been living in retirement in the Rhön since 2009.

Fonts (selection)

• The Regula Benedicti-Regula Magistri-Controversy, Hildesheim 1975 (2nd edition 1977), ISBN 3-8067-0524-0
• Studies on monasticism, Hildesheim 1982, ISBN 3-8067-1002-3
• Bibliography of the Regula Benedicti 1930–1980. Editions and translations, Hildesheim 1983, ISBN 3-8067-0920-3
• Dead ends in a dispute with Rudolf Bultmann. Hermeneutic Problems of Bultmann Reception in Theology and Church, St. Ottilien 1985 (korean. Seoul 1986), ISBN 3-88096-005-4
• Piety and Church History, St. Ottilien 1986, ISBN 3-88096-008-9
• Benedict's message at the end of the 20th century, Münsterschwarzach 1987, ISBN 3-87868-351-0
• Paul Tillich. A life for religion (together with Carl Heinz Ratschow), Kassel 1987, ISBN 3-920310-71-3
• Theology and history. Collected Essays, Vol. 1–5, Frankfurt a. M. 1989-2016, ISBN 978-3-631-62295-7 ; Volume 6–12, Nordhausen 2016-2019, ISBN 978-3-95948-143-4
• Appropriate exegesis. The minutes from Rudolf Bultmann's New Testament seminars 1921–1951, Marburg 1996, ISBN 3-7708-1062-7
• The church historian Winfried Zeller, NG Elwert, Marburg 1999, ISBN 3-7708-1114-3
• "Per ducatum Evangelii". With St. Benedict into the third millennium, St. Ottilien 2000, ISBN 3-8306-7017-6
• History of the Evangelical Academy of Kurhessen-Waldeck, 2 volumes, Kassel 2003, ISBN 3-89477-903-9
• Monasticism and Protestantism. Problems and ways of research since 1877, Volume 1–5, St. Ottilien 2005–2011, ISBN 3-8306-7139-3
• Paths and encounters. Memories of a Theologian, EOS, St. Ottilien 2011, ISBN 978-3-8306-7518-1
• Benedict of Nursia and his rule in theological lexica, Nordhausen 2012, ISBN 978-3-88309-716-9
• Biblical sayings for church celebrations, Nordhausen 2012, ISBN 978-3-88309-738-1
• Christian piety. Studies and texts on their history, Volume 1: From the beginnings to the 15th century, Nordhausen 2013 (3rd edition 2014), ISBN 978-3-88309-768-8
• Spirituality in modern Protestant theology, Nordhausen 2013, ISBN 978-3-88309-790-9
• Spirituality or piety. Contributions to the clarification of terms, Nordhausen 2013, ISBN 978-3-88309-809-8
• Christian piety. Studies and texts on their history, Volume 2: From the 16th century to the present, Nordhausen 2014 (2nd edition 2015), ISBN 978-3-88309-826-5
• Karl Barth and Rudolf Bultmann. Requests. Appendix: Bibliography Bernd Jaspert 1995-2014, Nordhausen 2014, ISBN 978-3-88309-925-5
• Old age, dying and death. Thoughts on the end of life, Nordhausen 2014 (2nd edition 2015), ISBN 978-3-88309-927-9
• The Bultmann-Rade correspondence 1913-1937, Nordhausen 2014 (2nd edition 2014), ISBN 978-3-88309-931-6
• Existential interpretation. On the early demythologization debate, Nordhausen 2015, ISBN 978-3-88309-941-5
• Unforgettable. Memories of a Theologian II, St. Ottilien 2015, ISBN 978-3-8306-7733-8
• Understand church history. Protestant Church Historians of the 20th Century in Germany, Nordhausen 2015 (2nd edition 2016), ISBN 978-3-95948-069-7
• Church history lexically, Nordhausen 2016, ISBN 978-3-88309-992-7
• Church history in theological handbooks, Nordhausen 2016, ISBN 978-3-95948-115-1
• Church history in systematic theology, Nordhausen 2016, ISBN 978-3-95948-133-5
• Studying church history, Nordhausen 2016, ISBN 978-3-95948-138-0 .
• Renewal of Theology and Church, Nordhausen 2016, ISBN 978-3-95948-149-6 .
• Church history and reality, Nordhausen 2017, ISBN 978-3-95948-193-9 .
• Bibliography 1966-2016, Nordhausen 2017, ISBN 978-3-95948-199-1 .
• Walter Nigg and the history of the church, Nordhausen 2017, ISBN 978-3-95948-239-4 .
• Past, present and future. Theological Perspectives, Nordhausen 2017, ISBN 978-3-95948-267-7 .
• Church historians of the 20th century, Nordhausen 2018, ISBN 978-3-95948-318-6 .
• People, animals and events. Autobiography of a theologian, Nordhausen 2018, ISBN 978-3-95948-327-8
• Handbook of Church History, Nordhausen 2019, ISBN 978-3-95948-417-6

Published works (selection)

• Paulus Gordan, witness of the future. Radio speeches and leading articles from ten years, Beuron 1969
• Winfried Zeller, piety in Hesse. Contributions to Hessian church history, Marburg 1970, ISBN 3-7708-0398-1
• Winfried Zeller, Theology and Piety. Collected essays, Volume 1–2, Marburg 1971–1978, ISBN 3-7708-0559-3
• Paulus Gordan, In the Spotlight: Man. Spiritual essays, Meitingen-Freising 1971, ISBN 3-7838-0066-8
• Karl Barth - Rudolf Bultmann, Correspondence 1922–1966, Zurich 1971 (ND Berlin 1973) (Spanish: Bilbao 1973, English Grand Rapids, Michigan, 1981) (2nd, extended edition: Correspondence 1911–1966, Zurich 1994) , ISBN 3-290-10916-X
• Regulae Benedicti Studia. Annuarium Internationale, Vol. 1–15, Hildesheim / St. Ottilien 1972–1988
• Regulae Benedicti Studia. Supplementa, Volume 1–21, Hildesheim / St. Ottilien 1974-2011
• Traditio - Krisis - Renovatio from the theological point of view. Festschrift Winfried Zeller on the occasion of his 65th birthday (together with Rudolf Mohr), Marburg 1976, ISBN 3-7708-0533-X
• Rudolf Bultmann's work and effect, Darmstadt 1984 (special edition 2012), ISBN 978-3-534-24814-8
• Heinrich Seuse - Johannes Tauler, Mystische Schriften, Munich 1988 (2nd edition 1993), ISBN 3-424-00924-5
• Story from below. Models of alternative historiography, Hofgeismar 1990, ISBN 3-89281-181-4
• Care Act and Care Associations. Guardianship and guardianship in the future, Hofgeismar 1991 (3rd edition 1995), ISBN 3-89281-199-7
• Bible and Myth. Fifty years after Rudolf Bultmann's demythologization program, Göttingen 1991, ISBN 3-525-33577-6
• The final rest. Christian burial rites and cemetery culture in the multicultural society, Hofgeismar 1991 (2nd edition 1992), ISBN 3-89281-182-2
• Remember - understand - reconcile. Church and Jews in Hesse 1933–1945, Kassel 1992, ISBN 3-920310-83-7
• Suffering and wisdom in mysticism, Paderborn 1992, ISBN 3-87088-703-6
• Hans Küng's "Global Ethic Project". Contributions from philosophy and theology, Hofgeismar 1993 (2nd edition 1996), ISBN 3-89281-206-3
• Listen to his word. Jochen Klepper in memory, Hofgeismar 1993, ISBN 3-89281-208-X
• Truth and story. On dealing with the German past, Hofgeismar 1993, ISBN 3-89281-205-5
• Give space to the gospel. Pastors on their way into the future, Hofgeismar 1994, ISBN 3-89281-213-6
• Melancholy. Aspects of meaning of a depression, Hofgeismar 1994, ISBN 3-89281-215-2
• Piety. Lived religion as a research task, Paderborn 1995, ISBN 3-87088-806-7
• Christian and Jewish identity after Auschwitz, Hofgeismar 1996, ISBN 3-89281-220-9
• Paul F. Knitter, Horizons of Liberation. On the way to a pluralistic theology of religions, Frankfurt a. M./Paderborn 1997, ISBN 3-87088-887-3
• Ecumenical Church History. Problems, visions, methods, Paderborn / Frankfurt a. M. 1998, ISBN 3-87088-862-8
• Beliefs. Approaches to Christianity in a multi-religious society (together with Urs Baumann), Frankfurt a. M. 1998, ISBN 3-87476-341-2
• Biblical theology. Contemporary drafts (together with Hans Hübner), Neukirchen-Vluyn 1999, ISBN 3-7887-1753-X
• Church history as science, Münster 2013, ISBN 978-3-402-12952-4
• Prayers of Christianity, Nordhausen 2015, ISBN 978-3-88309-961-3

Festschriften

• Makarios Hebler OSB (Ed.): Eighth International Regula Benedicti Congress. Montserrat Abbey, September 27 - October 3, 1993. For Bernd Jaspert on his 50th birthday in August 1994, St. Ottilien 1994, ISBN 3-88096-948-5
• Helmut Gehrke, Makarios Hebler OSB, Hans-Walter Stork (Hrsg.): Change and inventory. Food for thought for the 21st century. Festschrift Bernd Jaspert for his 50th birthday, Paderborn / Frankfurt a. M. 1995 (with bibliography Bernd Jaspert 1967–1995), ISBN 3-87088-862-8

literature

• André Borias: La Règle du Maître et de S. Benoît ou l'histoire des origines d'une controverse. A propos d'un livre de Bernd Jaspert . In: Regulae Benedicti Studia 5 (1976), pp. 299-306.
• André Borias: Études de Bernd Jaspert sur le monachisme . In: Regulae Benedicti Studia 12 (1983), pp. 187-192.
• Antonio Linage Conde: Un estudioso para la "Regula Benedicti". Bernd Jaspert y sus empresas . In: Studia Monastica 27 (1985), pp. 157-165.
• Hans Huebner: The horizon of theology . In: Erbe und Einsatz 71 (1995), pp. 454-462.

Web links

• Literature by and about Bernd Jaspert in the catalog of the German National Library
• Bernd Jaspert - Information about the author at EOS Verlag St. Ottilien

Individual evidence

1. ↑ cf. Bernd Jaspert, Paths and Encounters. Memories of a Theologian, St. Ottilien 2011, ISBN 978-3-8306-7518-1 , p. 9 f. [Lehmann], 225 ff. [Bultmann], 259 ff. [Knitter].