Ernst Wolf (theologian)
Ernst Wolf (born August 2, 1902 in Prague , † September 11, 1971 in Garmisch-Partenkirchen ) was a German Protestant theologian (professor, inter alia, of church history and systematic theology).
Life
He studied a. a. in Vienna, Rostock and Leipzig and after a substitute chair from 1930 in Halle, he became Professor of Church History and Christian Archeology at the University of Bonn . From 1935 until 1942 he taught at the University of Halle . After being drafted into the Wehrmacht and as a prisoner of war , he taught the history of dogma from 1945 and systematic theology at the University of Göttingen from 1957 .
As a leading member of the Confessing Church , he leaned on Karl Barth's dialectical theology . He was a member of the “Freiburg Council” . Ernst Wolf took part in the work of the Christian Peace Conference and took part in its second meeting in April 1959 in Prague .
Wolf was editor of the journals Evangelical Theology , Annunciation and Research and sheets for German and international politics .
Fonts
- Peregrinatio. Studies on Reformation theology and the church problem (vol. 2: ... and social ethics). 2 volumes, Munich: Kaiser 1954–1965.
- Barmen. Church between temptation and grace. 1957; 3rd edition, unchanged. Reprint d. 2nd edition, Munich: Kaiser 1984 ( contributions to Protestant theology ; Vol. 27) ISBN 3-459-01559-4 .
- Social ethics. Basic theological questions . Göttingen: Vandenhoeck and Ruprecht 1975; 3rd edition 1988.
literature
- Gerhard Heintze : Ernst Wolf. In: Trends in theology of the 20th century , ed. by Jürgen Schulze, Stuttgart 1966, pp. 494-499.
- Walter Fürst : Sermon at Ernst Wolf's coffin. In: Evangelische Theologie 31 (1971), pp. 511-514.
- Günter Altner : Ernst Wolf. In: Evangelical Comments 4 (1971), pp. 601–602.
- Wolfgang Maaser : Wolf, Ernst. In: Biographisch-Bibliographisches Kirchenlexikon (BBKL). Volume 13, Bautz, Herzberg 1998, ISBN 3-88309-072-7 , Sp. 1495-1501.
Web links
- Literature by and about Ernst Wolf in the catalog of the German National Library
- Entry on Ernst Wolf in the Catalogus Professorum Halensis
Individual evidence
- ↑ Entry in the Rostock matriculation portal
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Wolf, Ernst |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German Protestant theologian |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 2nd August 1902 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Prague |
| DATE OF DEATH | 11th September 1971 |
| Place of death | Garmisch-Partenkirchen |