Christoph Barth

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Christoph Barth (born September 29, 1917 in Safenwil ; † August 21, 1986 in Basel ) was a Swiss Protestant clergyman and university professor.

Life

Christoph Barth was a son of the theologian Karl Barth and his wife, the violinist Nelly Hoffmann (1893–1976). He had four siblings:

  • Franziska Barth,
  • Markus Barth ,
  • Matthias Barth,
  • Hans Jakob Barth.

After completing his school education, he began to study theology at the University of Basel on October 1, 1936 , which he finished on March 31, 1941. He was then in Basel as vicar worked and was on Nov. 4, 1941 ordained . From 1942 to 1944 he continued to work as a vicar and from 1946 to 1947 he stayed in Leiden in the Netherlands in preparation for his stay abroad as a theological teacher. On September 30, 1947 he did his doctorate under Walter Baumgartner with the dissertation The salvation from death in the individual lamentations and thanksgiving songs of the Old Testament .

From 1947 to 1952 he was initially theological teacher in Banjarmasin in Indonesia , from 1953 to August 31, 1954 lecturer and from September 1, 1954 to June 1965 professor at the Theological College in Jakarta .

After his return to Europe at the end of 1967 he was a brief deputy professor at the University of Mainz and on January 5, 1968, he was appointed full professor for the Old Testament at the University of Mainz. From April 1, 1969 to March 31, 1973 he was the director of the Evangelical Old Testament seminary and from 1969 to 1970 dean of the Evangelical Theological Faculty. After teaching as a full professor at the Department of Old Testament and Biblical Archeology since April 1, 1973, he retired on September 30, 1982 ; During this time he was co-director of the seminar from April 1, 1973 to March 31, 1980. From October 1, 1979 to September 30, 1982, he was on leave to head the Association of Theological Schools in Indonesia in Indonesia to provide “spiritual development aid” and to translate important theological textbooks into Indonesian .

Christoph Barth was married to Marie Claire (1927–2019), theologian, honorary doctorate from the University of Basel and advocate of women, daughter of Edouard Frommel (1895–1965), professor of medicine. They have four children together; of these is known by name:

Spiritual and theological work

As a teacher, scholar and preacher, Christoph Barth promoted indigenous theological work in Indonesia, among other things through work with doctoral students, guest lecturers and the translation of the Psalms. He was also the author of an Old Testament theology and theological handbook in Indonesian.

Fonts (selection)

  • Salvation from death in the individual lamentation and thanksgiving songs of the Old Testament . Evangelischer Verlag, Zollikon 1947.
  • Naon ari geradja teh? Synod Geredja Kristen Pasundan, Bandung 1950.
  • Far Eastern Church: strange country Indonesia . Evangelischer Verlag, Zollikon / Zurich 1953.
  • Tentang Geredja menurut kitab kisah rasul-rasul . BPK, Jakarta 1956.
  • Makna theologia dari pemberian tanah Kanaan kepada umat Israel . Badan Penerbitan Kristen, Djakarta 1964.
  • On the importance of the desert tradition . Brill, Leiden 1965.
  • Christoph Barth, RA Wilson: Introduction to the Psalms . Blackwell, Oxford 1966.
  • Theophany, the union and a new beginning on the third day . Kaiser, Munich 1968.
  • Theologia Perdjandjian Lama: djilid pertama . Badan Penerbit Kristen, Djakarta 1970.
  • This world and the hereafter in the faith of late Israel . KBW Verlag, Stuttgart 1974.
  • Indonesian travel notes . Kaiser, Munich 1975.
  • Concatenatio in the first book of the Psalter . 1976.
  • Christoph Barth, Marie-Claire Barth-Frommel: Theologia Perjanjian Lama . Gunung Mulia, Jakarta 1970-1989.

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Society & Religion - "Karl Barth wanted to meet a living God". April 19, 2015, accessed October 17, 2019 .
  2. ↑ Andrea Aebi, Oliver Demont: "I give up and console myself": Family constellation . In: The time . October 26, 2018, ISSN  0044-2070 ( zeit.de [accessed October 17, 2019]).
personal data
SURNAME Barth, Christoph
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Barth, Christoph F.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Swiss Protestant clergyman and university professor
DATE OF BIRTH September 29, 1917
PLACE OF BIRTH Safenwil
DATE OF DEATH August 21, 1986
Place of death Basel