Ernst Sommerlath
Ernst Sommerlath (born January 23, 1889 in Hanover , † March 4, 1983 in Leipzig ) was a German Lutheran theologian ( systematic theologian ).
Life
Sommerlath was born the son of a businessman and from 1907 studied theology in Heidelberg , Greifswald , Leipzig and Göttingen . In 1917, he was with a thesis on Kant's doctrine of freedom doctorate .
After being seriously wounded as a lieutenant in the First World War and as a pastor, he taught systematic theology , from 1921 as a private lecturer and from 1924 until his retirement in 1959 as a professor at the theological faculty of Leipzig University. As a decidedly Lutheran theologian, he rejected the Arnoldshain Last Supper Theses (1957) as well as the Leuenberg Agreement (1973).
From 1958 to 1983, Sommerlath was editor of the renowned theological literary newspaper .
In 1976 he worked as the bride's uncle at the wedding of Silvia Sommerlath to the Swedish King Carl XVI. Gustaf at St Nicolai Storkyrka in Stockholm .
student
- Ernst-Heinz Amberg
- Christoph Michael Haufe (PhD 1961)
- Ernst Koch (PhD 1960)
- Theo Lehmann
- Carl-Christoph Schweitzer
Fonts (selection)
- Kant's doctrine of the intelligible character. A contribution to his doctrine of freedom. Leipzig 1917.
- The origin of the new life according to Paul. Leipzig ²1927.
- The meaning of the Lord's Supper according to Luther's thoughts on the Lord's Supper in 1527/29. 1930.
- with August Kimme : Path and goal of the Lutheran unification work. Berlin 1951.
- with Julius Schniewind : Last Supper Discussion , ed. by Edmund Schlink . Berlin 1952.
- Ministry and common priesthood. Berlin 1954.
- Law and Gospel , in: Luthertum , Issue 17. Berlin 1955.
literature
- Ernst-Heinz Amberg / Ulrich Kühn (ed.): Confession to the Church. Commemoration for Ernst Sommerlath on his 70th birthday. Berlin 1960.
- Klaus-Gunther Wesseling : Sommerlath, Ernst. In: Biographisch-Bibliographisches Kirchenlexikon (BBKL). Volume 10, Bautz, Herzberg 1995, ISBN 3-88309-062-X , Sp. 785-788.
Web links
- Literature by and about Ernst Sommerlath in the catalog of the German National Library
- Ernst Sommerlath in the professorial catalog of the University of Leipzig
Individual evidence
- ↑ Theo Lehmann: Freedom will then be . 3. Edition. sowing, Neukirchen-Vluyn 2006, p. 66 .
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Sommerlath, Ernst |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German Protestant theologian |
| DATE OF BIRTH | January 23, 1889 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Hanover |
| DATE OF DEATH | March 4th 1983 |
| Place of death | Leipzig |