Carl Friedrich Brüsewitz
Carl Friedrich Brüsewitz (born March 6, 1919 in The Hague , † October 19, 2008 in Zwolle ) was a Dutch theologian .
Brüsewitz was born in 1919 in The Hague, the Netherlands. After studying theology, Brüsewitz first worked as a Mennonite pastor in the Frisian Balkans. At that time, Brüsewitz was also involved in the resistance against the German occupation and spent several weeks in a concentration camp . After the war Brüsewitz took over the pastoral position of the Mennonite community in Utrecht , where he worked as a preacher until 1965. He then switched to the Dutch evangelical prison chaplaincy , which he headed until his retirement in 1986. In addition to his work as a preacher and pastor, Brüsewitz was also active in peace work .
Between 1971 and 1979 Brüsewitz was chairman of the Algemene Doopsgezinde Sociëteit and between 1978 and 1984 vice chairman of the Mennonite World Conference . In retirement he turned to church history research and was chairman of the Doopsgezinde Historische Kring from 1983 to 1993 .
literature
Bonny Rademaker-Helfferich: Brüsewitz, Carl Friedrich. In: Mennonite Lexicon . Volume 5 (MennLex 5).
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Brüsewitz, Carl Friedrich |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Dutch Mennonite theologian |
| DATE OF BIRTH | March 6, 1919 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | The hague |
| DATE OF DEATH | October 19, 2008 |
| Place of death | Zwolle |