Eduard Tennmann
Eduard Tennmann (born July 17 . Jul / 29. July 1878 greg. In St. Petersburg , Russian Empire ; † 19th February 1936 in Tartu , Estonia ) was an Estonian theologian .
Tennmann was the first Estonian theology professor at Tartu University from 1919 until his death in 1936 . He is the author of the most important reviews of ecumenical development in Estonia. Because of his personal relationships with the leader of the “ Life and Work ” movement, Archbishop Nathan Söderblom , Tennmann began to support the ideas of “ Social Gospel ” in Estonia together with Theodor Tallmeister .
Works
- G. Teichmüller's Philosophy of Christianity , Master's thesis, 1931
- Maailma usundid ( World Religions ), 1935
- Hinge surematus ( Immortality of the Soul ), 1936
- Varjatud Varandus , Verlag Ilmamaa, Tartu 1999, ISBN 9985878140 and ISBN 9789985878149
literature
- Rein Ruutsoo: Eduard Tennmann - a Clergyman and an Intellectual , in: "Estonian History of Ideas", Library of the Estonian Academy of Arts, 5/2000, ISSN 0235-0351
- Ingmar Kurg: Oikumeenilise liikumise kajastamine Eesti kirikuelus 1910-1940 (The representation of the ecumenical movement in the life of the Estonian Church 1910-1940), in: Usuteaduslik Ajakiri, 1/2004 (53), 47-72.
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| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Tennmann, Eduard |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Estonian theologian |
| DATE OF BIRTH | July 29, 1878 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Saint Petersburg , Russian Empire |
| DATE OF DEATH | February 19, 1936 |
| Place of death | Tartu , Estonia |