Erwin Hinz
Erwin Hinz (* 1917 ; † July 1, 2011 in Magdeburg ) was a Protestant theologian , sociologist and church academy teacher.
Life
After obtaining his university entrance qualification, Hinz studied Protestant theology and sociology at the Friedrich Schiller University in Jena . With a sociological topic he became Doctor of Philosophy PhD . Because he was denied an academic career at the university in the GDR, he worked at the Evangelical Academy of the Church Province of Saxony . When he was awarded the Federal Cross of Merit, Prime Minister Wolfgang Böhmer declared ,
“... he contributed to strengthening critical thinking and promoting moral courage. Through his lectures and studies, he gave many Christians access to empirical methods of sociology, which SED ideologues strictly rejected. This contributed to critically questioning the ideological formulas of the GDR apparatus [...] He also campaigned for understanding between people between East and West Germany as part of the “Berlin Bible Weeks” and contributed to the preservation of all-German awareness. Thus, Dr. Hinz already influenced the development of independent political judgment in the Protestant Church and beyond before the peaceful revolution. "
Hinz was a member of the Christian Peace Conference , at whose IV All-Christian Peace Assembly he took part in 1978 in Prague .
Fonts (selection)
- The birth of the new man . Voice publishing house, Frankfurt a. M. 1966
- Concept and role of the person in modern society . Wichern-Verlag, Berlin-Friedenau 1962
- The most important historical-philosophical currents in Germany in the second half of the 18th century . o. O., [1953]
Honors
Individual evidence
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Hinz, Erwin |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German Protestant theologian and university professor |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1917 |
| DATE OF DEATH | July 1, 2011 |
| Place of death | Magdeburg |