The signs of the times

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The signs of the times

publishing company Evangelical Publishing House , Leipzig
First edition 1947
Frequency of publication per month
Sold edition an average of 7,000 copies
(Secondary literature)
Editor-in-chief Gerhard Brennecke (1947–1969)
Heinz Blauert (1970–1989)
ISSN 0044-2038
ZDB 500149-3

Diezeichen der Zeit was a monthly evangelical magazine in post-war Germany and the GDR . From its inception until 1969, the editors-in-chief were Gerhard Brennecke ; then Heinz Blauert , who headed the magazine until 1989. Both editors-in-chief were directors of the Berlin Mission Society at the same time as their office .

In 1998 the magazine passed to the Lutherische Verlagshaus in Hanover , which continued the title as The Signs of the Times - Lutheran Monthly Issues. In 2000, this magazine went under the title Zeitzeichen .

literature

  • Jens Bulisch: Evangelical press in the GDR: "The signs of the times" (1947–1990) . Vandenhoeck & Ruprecht, Göttingen 2006, ISBN 3-525-55744-2 .
  • Günter Wirth : "The Signs of the Times" 1947 to 1979. Preliminary attempt at evaluation and appreciation from the point of view of a publicist . Evangelische Verlagsanstalt GmbH Berlin (GDR) 1981.

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Jens Bulisch: Evangelical Press in the GDR . Göttingen 2006, p. 52.
  2. ↑ Ekkehard Zipser: On the death of Dr. Heinz Blauert (PDF file; 3.35 MB) . In: mission . No. 2 (June 2006), pp. 30-31.
  3. ↑ The Signs of the Times - Lutheran Monthly Bulletins , ISSN  1436-0810 .