Christian Jahreiß

Christian Jahreiß (born September 26, 1898 in Hof ; † September 14, 1960 in Spiez , Switzerland) was a Methodist pastor and author. He wrote several writings on missionary activities.

Career

After serving as a pastor in Pforzheim (1923), Fürth (1924) and Ulm (1928), Jahreiß was director of the Martha-Maria deaconess institution in Nuremberg from 1932 to 1959 . From 1947 to 1960 he was also director of the Missionary Society of the Methodist Church.

In 1932 he went on a study trip to East Africa , which he reported on in his book Fruhlight on Kilimanjaro . Although not entirely free from contemporary Eurocentric prejudices, he criticizes the errors of colonialism and missionary activity , for example in the field of health care (introduction of diseases such as syphilis by the Europeans), education (promotion of native languages, condemnation of uprooting from the traditional Social associations), even animal welfare (relentless shooting down of the large herds of animals in East Africa). He criticized the effects of the First World War and the Great Depression from 1929 to 1932 on East Africa. He also foresaw the future national independence of the African states.

Due to the National Socialist rule, his works only appeared after the Second World War .

Works (selection)

• Morning light on Kilimanjaro: What you saw and experienced on a study trip through East Africa. Anker-Druckerei, Munich 1947 (second edition 1953).
• Sisters tell - a book about earthly need and helping love. Nuremberg 1936 (Anker printing house, 1948).

literature

• + wikilink (ed.): Religion in the past and present. Concise dictionary for theology and religious studies. 3rd edition Tübingen 1957–1965. 6 volumes.

Web links

• Literature by and about Christian Jahreiß in the catalog of the German National Library