Cornelius Krahn

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Cornelius Krahn (born August 3, 1902 in Rosental , Ukraine ; † August 3, 1990 in Bethel , Kansas , USA ) was a German-Ukrainian theologian , professor of church history , author and editor of standard works on the history of the Mennonites .

Life

Krahn came to live with his Mennonite parents of German origin, Kornelius Krahn and his wife Maria geb. Bum born in the Chortitza colony. At the age of 24 he left the Soviet Union and studied Protestant theology and history in Bonn , Berlin and Amsterdam . In 1936 he presented at the University of Heidelberg his dissertation in front of the life of Menno Simons and became a doctor of theology doctorate . He immigrated to the USA and studied languages ​​the following year at Bethel College in North Newton / Kansas and at the University of Wisconsin . From 1939 to 1944 he taught himself at Tabor College in Hillsboro (Kansas). As a member of the faculty of Bethel College, he taught church history, the history of Russia and Germany from 1944 to 1974 . He served as the director of the Bethel College Historical Library (Mennonite Library and Archives). From a small collection, beginning with Abraham Warkenthin , he developed this library with devotion into an extremely extensive library with Dutch , Prussian and Russian materials on the Mennonites. In 1946 he founded the quarterly Mennonite Life and was its editor for the next 25 years. In 1953 he received a Fulbright grant to do research in the Netherlands on religious life during the Reformation . His book " Dutch Anabaptism: Origin, Spread, Life, and Thought (1450-1600) " was published in 1968. Incidentally, Krahn was the author or editor of more than 18 books and articles and published articles in Mennonite periodicals and scientific journals. As a collaborator on a four-volume Mennonite encyclopedia (published between 1955 and 1959), he contributed 686 articles. In the late 1960s, with the assistance of Melvin Gingerich and Orlando Harms , he published a slightly revised reprint of the Mennonite Encyclopedia.

In the 1960s he became a member of the Christian Peace Conference and took part in its II All-Christian Peace Assembly , which took place in Prague in 1964 .

Krahn helped shape various historical projects, including the North American Committee for Documenting the Origins of Free Churches , which was formed in 1963. In addition to the historical committee of the general conference of the Mennonites, he also worked in their western district. After retiring from Bethel College in 1974, he traveled extensively, taught, and collected other materials related to Mennonite life and beliefs.

Cornelius Krahn was married to Hilda Wiebe from Beatrice (Nebraska) since 1940 and together with her the father of his children Mariane, Stanley, Karla and Cornelia.

Works

  • "Mennonite Life". Founder Cornelius Krahn. Published 1947–2008. English. All issues from 1947 to 1999 can be downloaded as PDF files of "Mennonite Life"
  • Menno Simons. 1496-1561. A contribution to the history and theology of the baptized-minded. 2nd edition North Newton (Kansas) 1982 (first ev.-theol. Diss. Heidelberg 1936); Herald Pr (June 1984), Language: English, ISBN 0836112695 and ISBN 978-0836112696
  • Menno Simons' Lifetime Achievement, North Newton, Kansas, USA: Bethel College, 1951, 2nd ext. Ed.
  • Menno Simons (1496–1561), Karlsruhe: Schneider, 1936
  • Menno Simons' parish concept in the context of his life and theology, Karlsruhe, 1936

As editor

  • The Mennonite encyclopedia / ed. Cornelius Krahn ...; Volume: 1: A - C. - 1955. - Hillsboro, Kan. : Mennonite Brethren Publ. House; (engl.)
  • The Mennonite encyclopedia / ed. Cornelius Krahn ...; Volume: 2: D - H. 1956. Hillsboro, Kan. : Mennonite Brethren Publ. House; (engl.)
  • The Mennonite encyclopedia / ed. Cornelius Krahn ...; Volume: 3: I - N. 1957. Hillsboro, Kan. : Mennonite Brethren Publ. House; (engl.)
  • The Mennonite encyclopedia / ed. Cornelius Krahn ...; Volume: 4: O-Z; Suppl. - 1959. - Hillsboro, Kan. : Mennonite Brethren Publ. House; (engl.)
  • The Mennonite encyclopedia / ed. Cornelius Krahn ...; Volume: 4, Suppl .: Index of titles, vol. I - IV and Supplement. - 1960. - Hillsboro, Kan. : Mennonite Brethren Publ. House; (engl.)
  • The Mennonite encyclopedia / ed. Cornelius Krahn ...; Volume: 5: A - Z. - 2. [print.] - 1991. - XXV, 961 S. - Hillsboro, Kan. : Mennonite Brethren Publ. House; (English), ISBN 0-8361-3105-3
  • A Century of Witness: the General Conference Mennonite Church . Newton: Mennonite Pub. Office, 1959.

Essays

  • A pietist revival comes to South Russia. Eduard Wüst: from Korntal in South Germany to Gnadenfeld in South Russia . In: Mennonite Life 33 (1978), No. 1, 4-11
  • Menno Simons' Conversion and Exit . In: ders., Menno Simons' life's work. North Newton (Kansas) 21951, pp. 27-32
  • Smith, C. Henry. Smith's Story of the Mennonites. Rev. and enlarged by Cornelius Krahn. 5th ed. Newton, KS: Faith & Life, 1981.
  • Smith, C. Henry. The Story of the Mennonites. 3rd ed. By C. Krahn. Newton: Publications Office, 1950.

Literature and Bibliography

  • Cornelius Krahn - Pelgrim in Europe en America. In: Doopsgezinde Bijdragen (1979): 114-118.
  • H. Quiring: Cornelius Krahn on his 80 birthday. In: Mennonite history sheets . Vol. 39, nF 34 (1982): 93-95.
  • Marion Keeney Preheim: A Rare Mennonite Historian. In: The Mennonite (April 9, 1985): 166.
  • Biography and bibliography in Mennonite Life 32 (September 1977) special issue.
  • The files of Cornelius Krahn are located at the Mennonite Library and Archives, Bethel College (North Newton, Kansas, USA).

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Cornelius Krahn. (No longer available online.) Willi Vogt. Mennonite genealogy archived from the original on August 7, 2007 ; Retrieved February 17, 2010 . Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / chortiza.heim.at
  2. ^ Mennonite Life. (No longer available online.) Willi Vogt. Mennonite genealogy archived from the original on April 2, 2010 ; Retrieved February 17, 2010 . Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / chortiza.heim.at
  3. ^ Doopsgezinde Bijdragen nieuwe reeks number 5 (1979). Doopsgezinde Historische Kring, accessed June 21, 2017 .
personal data
SURNAME Krahn, Cornelius
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German-Ukrainian theologian, university professor for church history, author and editor
DATE OF BIRTH August 3, 1902
PLACE OF BIRTH Rose Valley , Ukraine
DATE OF DEATH 3rd August 1990
Place of death Bethel , Kansas , USA