Martin Doerne

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Martin Bernhard Gotthelf Theobalt Doerne (born March 20, 1900 in Schönbach (Saxony) , † September 2, 1970 in Göttingen ) was a German Lutheran theologian. He worked as a professor at the universities of Leipzig , Rostock , Halle and Göttingen .

Professor Martin Doerne, 1900-1970

Life

Martin Doerne was the son of pastor Friedrich Doerne († 1933), and his wife Helene Doerne, nee Zische († 1935). He first attended a primary school in Klingenthal and then the Saxon State High School Sankt Afra . There he received his secondary school leaving certificate in 1917 . He spent the next year in military service in the replacement battalion. He studied theology and philosophy at the universities of Leipzig, Rostock and Berlin . He passed the first theological exam in 1922. Two years later, he graduated with the Leipzig doctorate from a Doctor of Philosophy. His dissertation, The Religion in Herder's Geschichtsphilosophie , was printed in 1927. At the same time he passed his second theological test. During his studies he became a member of the Association of German Students in Leipzig .

In that year, 1924, Doerne became vicar in Chemnitz . The following year he was called to Löbau as pastor . From 1927 he was director of studies at the seminary in Lückendorf . This was founded by him and Ludwig Ihmels . The University of Leipzig made him a licentiate in theology the following year .

In 1934 the University of Leipzig appointed Doerne full professor for practical theology . This year, he was awarded the University of Erlangen , the honorary doctorate . During this time he wrote smaller writings in which he tried to balance the tense relationship between state and church. He also published the Theologia militans series from 1935 onwards . Series of publications for Lutheran teaching and design . Doerne became a member of the NS-Altherrenbund , the NSV and the National Socialist German Lecturer Association .

Doerne received an appointment to the University of Erlangen in 1939. However, he refused this because he did not want to abandon the Leipzig University, which was being harassed by the government. In the Second World War he worked as a pastor in a hospital .

Doerne received the professorship for systematic theology at the University of Rostock in 1947. He thus succeeded Friedrich Brunstäds . In Rostock he was also director of the seminar for systematic theology. In 1952 he moved to the University of Halle . Shortly thereafter, he received an appointment at the University of Göttingen. He initially wanted to reject it, but in 1954 he finally accepted it and moved to Göttingen with his extensive library. The move was approved by the State Secretariat for Higher and Technical Education.

In 1968 Doerne retired . Doerne died on September 2, 1970 in Göttingen. He was 70 years old.

Act

Doerne was a well-known theologian who researched the field of neo-Lutheranism . He dealt with sin, fear, love - central concepts of Christianity - as well as with the Gospels . In 1970 the commemorative publication Fides et communicatio was written in his honor .

Fonts

  • Religion in Herder's Philosophy of History (Leipzig 1927)
  • Educational teaching of Protestant theology (Munich / Berlin 1933)
  • The time is fulfilled. Biblical note on a volume of Gospel texts (1934)
  • See, I am sending you. Biblical note on a volume of Gospel texts (1935)
  • What does Volkskirche mean? (1935)
  • The Old Testament in Christian Sermons (1936)
  • New construction of the confirmation. Principles of a renewal of the church youth catechumenate (Gütersloh 1936)
  • He's still coming today. Homiletic interpretation of the old Gospels (Dresden / Leipzig 1936)
  • The Cross and the Church (Lecture, 1937)
  • Lutheran rectory. Accountability and guidance (1937)
  • Why does the Church speak of sin? A Chapter Congregation Education (1938)
  • The word of God in our preaching today (1939)
  • Luther and Church Youth Education (1939)
  • Man in the judgment of the Bible (lectures, Potsdam 1939)
  • Christ Question and Christ Sermon today (Lecture, 1939)
  • Inner Mission as a Mission of the Church (Lecture, 1942)
  • There is no fear in love. Homiletic interpretation of the old epistles (Berlin 1947)
  • Outline of the theology course (edited by Martin Doerne: Part I 1948, Part II 1949, Part III 1952)
  • Christian belief in creation. Knowledge and Faith (1950)
  • God and man in Dostoyevsky's work (Göttingen 1957), digitized
  • The darkness passes. Sermons (Göttingen 1963)
  • The old epistles. Homiletic interpretation (Göttingen 1967)
  • Protestant Humanity (Lecture, 1969)
  • Tolstoy and Dostoyevsky. Two Christian utopias (Göttingen 1969), digitized
  • The word of truth. Sermons. With an afterword by Friedrich Wintzer (Göttingen 1971)

literature

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Matriculation of Martin Doerne in the Rostock matriculation portal
  2. ↑ Louis Lange (Ed.): Kyffhäuser Association of German Student Associations. Address book 1931. Berlin 1931, p. 44.
  3. ↑ Harry Waibel : Servants of many masters. Former Nazi functionaries in the Soviet Zone / GDR. Peter Lang, Frankfurt am Main et al. 2011, ISBN 978-3-631-63542-1 , p. 70.
personal data
SURNAME Doerne, Martin
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Doerne, Martin Bernhard Gotthelf Theobalt (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German Lutheran theologian in the field of neo-Lutheranism
DATE OF BIRTH March 20, 1900
PLACE OF BIRTH Schönbach (Saxony)
DATE OF DEATH 2nd September 1970
Place of death Goettingen