Erich Geldbach
Erich Geldbach (born February 1, 1939 in Marburg ) is a Baptist theologian and professor emeritus for ecumenism and denominational studies .
Life
Erich Geldbach spent his youth in Frankenberg , where he graduated from high school in 1960.
He studied Protestant theology and English at the University of Marburg . In 1966 he completed his studies with the first state examination for teaching at secondary schools. After a doctorate and legal clerkship , Geldbach passed the second state examination in 1971.
In 1975 he qualified as a professor for “Modern Church History and Ecumenical Theology”. After various teaching positions at the University of Kiel and Harvard , among others , he worked from 1981 to 1997 as a research assistant at the denominational institute of the Evangelical Federation in Bensheim . He was also an honorary professor at the University of Marburg .
From 1997 until his retirement he was professor for ecumenism and denomination at the Evangelical Theological Faculty of the University of Bochum . As a Baptist he does not belong to any member church of the EKD , the chair was rededicated.
research
The main focus of Geldbach's work was and is above all research into the various churches, denominations and special communities . These include his activities in the World Council of Churches, the Conference of European Churches and the Working Group of Christian Churches in Germany . In addition, Geldbach dealt with the Holocaust , evangelicalism and fundamentalism .
Geldbach was chairman of the Association for Free Church Research .
Publications (selection)
- Christian assembly and salvation history with John Nelson Darby , R. Brockhaus, Wuppertal 1971.
- Gymnastics and Fraternity and Gymnastics in America. Fraternity emigrants building up gymnastics in America . Once and Now, Yearbook of the Association for Corps Student History Research, Vol. 28 (1983), pp. 107–129.
- Ecumenism in Opposites , Bensheimer Hefte 66, Vandenhoeck & Ruprecht, Göttingen 1987, ISBN 3-525-87154-6
- Free Churches. Heritage, shape and effect , Bensheimer Hefte 70, Vandenhoeck & Ruprecht, Göttingen 1989, ²2005, ISBN 3-525-87157-0
- with Reinhard Frieling , Reinhard Thöle : denominational studies. Orientation under the sign of ecumenism , Kohlhammer, Stuttgart / Berlin / Cologne 1999, ISBN 3-17-015528-8
- In God's own land. Religion and Power in the USA. Notes from a trip , WDL-Verlag, Berlin 2008, ISBN 978-3-86682-129-3
- The German Ecumenical Study Committee (DÖSTA). Chronicle of the first five decades . Otto Lembeck Verlag, Frankfurt am Main / Bonifatius, Paderborn 2010, ISBN 978-3-87476-624-1 (Lembeck), ISBN 978-3-89710-474-7 (Bonifatius).
A chronologically sorted bibliography can be found in the 2004 Festschrift for Erich Geldbach:
- Lena Lybæk, Konrad Raiser, Stefanie Schardien (eds.): Community of churches and social responsibility. The dignity of the other and the right to think differently. Festschrift for Professor Dr. Erich Geldbach . Volume 30 in the series Ecumenical Studies (Ed. Ulrich> Becker et al.). LIT-Verlag: Münster 2004. ISBN 3-8258-7061-8 . Pp. 549-560
Web links
- Literature by and about Erich Geldbach in the catalog of the German National Library
- Press release about the appointment of Erich Geldbach
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Geldbach, Erich |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German theologian, professor of ecumenism and denominational studies |
| DATE OF BIRTH | February 1, 1939 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Marburg |