Emil Wacker

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Peter Johannes Georg Emil Wacker (born May 16, 1839 in Kotzenbüll , † April 2, 1913 in Flensburg ) was a Protestant theologian.

Live and act

Emil Wacker was the son of the teacher and organist Hans Georg Wacker and his wife Margaretha, née Karstens from Wesselburen . He first attended the Kotzenbüller village school, where his father taught. Then he received private lessons from the pastor Christensen in Tönning , a supporter of Grundtvig , in order to prepare for the visit to the Latin school in Hadersleben .

In 1860 Wacker began studying theology in Copenhagen . Since he confessed to being German, he lost his scholarship and moved to Kiel University in 1861 and later to Berlin . After the exam in 1865 and the official exam in 1866, he taught as a private tutor in Ulderup and was ordained in Schleswig . He then worked as an adjunct in Ketting . In 1867 he took over a pastor's position in Rinkenis .

On April 22, 1870, Wacker married Maria Petronella Plum († August 28, 1902), who came from the island of Møn . The couple had five children. The daughter Margarete later worked as a teacher in Altona and documented her father's life.

During his time in Rinkenis, Wacker contacted the Hermannsburg Mission . In 1873 he moved the Kirkeligt Söndagsblad . On August 9, 1873, he took over the offices of rector and pastor of the Diakonissenanstalt in Flensburg , where he stayed until his retirement in 1910. During these years he worked for a long time with Superior Albertine von Lüderitz.

Importance as a theologian

Wacker was considered one of the leading figures in the revival movement in North Schleswig and was one of the most important theologians in the region at the time. In Flensburg he founded the Lutheran Conference , which still exists today. He was primarily concerned with reconciliation, conversion and the assurance of salvation, and with his lectures and publications he became known among pastors and believers as far as southern Germany.

Wacker influenced, among others, the theologian Hans Asmussen , who grew up in Wacker's circle.

Fonts

  • The Deaconess Profession , Gütersloh: Bertelsmann
    • Part 1: The deaconess profession according to its past and present , 1888, 4th edition 1913.
    • Part 2: The deaconess profession according to its spiritual conditions and goals , 1902, 2nd edition 1914.
  • Deaconess mirror. Collected reflections , Flensburg: self-published by the ev.-luth. Diakonissenanstalt, 2nd edition 1891, 4th edition 1928.
  • Maria - the mother of the Lord , Gütersloh: Bertelsmann 1891.
  • Rebirth and conversion in their mutual relationship according to Scripture , Gütersloh: Bertelsmann 1893.
  • Phoeba. Collected considerations , Gütersloh: Bertelsmann 1903.
  • The order of salvation , Gütersloh: Bertelsmann 1905.
  • One thing is necessary. Brief epitome of Christian teaching , Breklum: Jensen, 3rd ed. 1914.
  • Conversion and confession. Sermons . Edited by Margarethe Wacker, Gütersloh: Bertelsmann 1914.
  • Ordo salutis. The order of salvation . New ed. by Martin Pörksen , Breklum: Jensen 1960.

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Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Enno Konukiewitz: Hans Asmussen. A Lutheran theologian in the church struggle . In: Josef Ausermair (Ed.): Hans Asmussen in the context of today's ecumenical theology . LIT, Münster / Hamburg / Berlin / London 2001, ISBN 3-8258-4852-3 , pp. 18 .
personal data
SURNAME Wacker, Emil
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Wacker, Peter Johannes Georg Emil (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Protestant theologian
DATE OF BIRTH May 16, 1839
PLACE OF BIRTH Kotzenbüll
DATE OF DEATH April 2, 1913
Place of death Flensburg