Erhard Domay

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Erhard Domay (born April 30, 1940 in Gießen ; † June 25, 2012 ) was a German Protestant theologian. He was best known as the author and editor of theological and liturgical publications on the organization of church services.

Life and focus of work

Erhard Domay studied Protestant theology and German literature from 1960 to 1964 at the Johannes Gutenberg University in Mainz and at the Philipps University in Marburg . In 1965 the first and in 1967 the second theological exam followed at the Evangelical Church in Hesse and Nassau . After seven years in the parish parish ( Winterkasten and Münster ), he moved to the Evangelical Church of the Palatinate as head of theological training and continuing education (from 1975 to 2003). Most recently he headed the project mediation of art in the communities in the regional church council of the Evangelical Church of the Palatinate. Erhard Domay retired in 2005. He was married to the artist Gabriele Domay and lived in Landau (Palatinate) .

One of the main focuses of his work was the relationship between theology and literature . Erhard Domay has published several reading books for religious instruction and community work. He also dealt with the relationship between theology and art . In addition to his publications, this mainly happened through meetings and study trips he organized with spiritual and holistic objectives in Germany and France, as well as through his participation in the conception of the church license training . In this way he has brought works of art , church buildings and other architectural monuments to many people over the decades beyond the boundaries of his own Protestant regional church .

His literary and editorial work on the subjects of liturgy and worship is documented in the editing of numerous publications and through his collaboration with radio stations. Erhard Domay is, for example, the editor of several series of work aids for the design of church services (including the series Gottesdienstpraxis, Series A, work aids for church services on Sundays and public holidays of the church year, continuously since 1977; Series B, work aids for the design of Church services on casuals , public holidays, special occasions and workbooks for community practice from 1988 to 2007), as well as co-editor of the magazine for worship and sermons (from 1983 to 2007). Since the 1990s, he has been committed to an inclusive, fair language in worship and in church practice. Erhard Domay was one of the editors of the Bible in Righteous Language and several book publications with this focus.

Works (selection)

  • Erhard Domay: And it's still worth it. Diary of a pastor, Gütersloh 1977.
  • Erhard Domay, Johannes Jourdan and Horst Nitschke (eds.): Calls. Religious poetry of the present, Volume 1 Gütersloh 1979, Volume 2 Gütersloh 1981.
  • Erhard Domay (ed.): Live with trust. Reader for Conversations about Faith, Volume 1 On the Way to Myself, Stuttgart 1983; Volume 2 In Search of God, Stuttgart 1984.
  • Erhard Domay: Your holy angel be with me. Thoughts and images of God's ways in our world, Lahr 1991.
  • Erhard Domay (ed.): Human time, God's time. A reading book for the church year for school and community, Lahr 1992.
  • Erhard Domay: Reading book symbols. Stories about biblical figurative words. For children aged 6–12 years, Lahr 1994 3rd edition.
  • Erhard Domay (ed.): Living in community with creation. A reading book for schools and communities, Lahr 1994.
  • Erhard Domay: My angel always has time for me. With six colored illustrations. Verlag Ernst Kaufmann, Lahr 1993. (Catholic Children's and Young People's Book Prize of the German Bishops' Conference 1995, recommendation)
  • Erhard Domay in collaboration with Ursel Heinz: Turn to me. Prayers with the dying, Gütersloh 1995.
  • Erhard Domay and Hanne Köhler (eds.): The worship service, liturgical texts in fair language. Part 1: The divine service, Gütersloh 1997.
  • Erhard Domay and Hanne Köhler (eds.): The worship service, liturgical texts in fair language. Part 2: The Last Supper / The Casualien, Gütersloh 1998.
  • Erhard Domay and Hanne Köhler (eds.): The worship service, liturgical texts in fair language. Part 3: The Psalms, Gütersloh 1998.
  • Erhard Domay and Hanne Köhler (eds.): The worship service, liturgical texts in fair language. Part 4: The Readings, Gütersloh 2001.
  • Erhard Domay and Vera-Sabine Winkler, In the burning glass of words. Contemporary poetry as an element of the liturgy, Gütersloh 2002.
  • Erhard Domay, Living Spirituality, Gütersloh 2002
  • Erhard Domay and Hanne Köhler (eds.): Workbook Gerechte Sprach in Gemeinde und Gottesdienst, Gütersloh 2003.
  • Erhard Domay and Hanne Köhler (eds.): Service book in fair language. Prayers, readings, intercessions and blessings for the Sundays and public holidays of the church year, Gütersloh 2003.
  • Erhard Domay and Hanne Köhler (eds.): The festivals in the church year. Church services and explanations for celebrating in fair language, Gütersloh 2004.
  • Erhard Domay, Burkhard Jungcurt and Hanne Köhler (eds.): Singing about your justice. The hymn book in fair language, Gütersloh 2005.
  • Erhard Domay: New worship prayers. Prayers for all Sundays and public holidays of the church year, Gütersloh 2005.
  • Margarete Luise Goecke-Seischab and Erhard Domay: Message of the pictures. Seeing and understanding Christian art, Lahr, 2005, 2nd revised edition (1st edition 1990).
  • Ulrike Bail, Frank Crüsemann , Marlene Crüsemann, Erhard Domay, Jürgen Ebach, Claudia Janssen , Hanne Köhler, Helga Kuhlmann , Martin Leutzsch and Luise Schottroff (eds.), Gütersloh 2006, 3rd edition 2007.

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personal data
SURNAME Domay, Erhard
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German Protestant clergyman
DATE OF BIRTH April 30, 1940
PLACE OF BIRTH to water
DATE OF DEATH June 25, 2012