Fritz Blanke
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Fritz Blanke (born April 22, 1900 in Kreuzlingen , † March 4, 1967 in Zurich ) was a Swiss church historian .
Life
Fritz Blanke originally had German citizenship , but was naturalized in Zurich in 1939 . He studied theology at the universities of Tübingen , Heidelberg and Berlin .
In 1926 he became a private lecturer in church history in Königsberg . From 1929 he was Professor of Church and Dogma History at the University of Zurich , where in 1964 he founded the Institute for the History of the Swiss Reformation. He received an honorary doctorate in 1930 from the theological faculty of the University of Königsberg .
As a researcher, Blanke mainly dealt with Martin Luther , Johann Georg Hamann , Huldrych Zwingli , the Anabaptists and the relationship between churches and sects .
Fonts (selection)
- Monographs
- The hidden God with Luther. 1928.
- Johann Georg Hamann as a theologian. 1928.
- The essence of the sect. 1934.
- Columban and Gallus . Prehistory of Swiss Christianity. 1940.
- Ulrich Zwingli , 1940.
- The Islam as a missionary problem. 1941.
- The young Bullinger 1504–1531. (edited by Leo Weisz ). 1942.
- The physical ascension of the Virgin Mary . Zurich 1950.
- Luther's humor. Joke and joke in Luther's pastoral care. 1954.
- Brothers in Christ. The history of the oldest Anabaptist community. Zollikon 1525. 1955.
- Book and magazine articles
- On Zwingli's preface to Luther in the work “Amica Exegesis” 1527. In: Zwingliania , 5/4, 1930, pp. 185–192. ( Digitized version )
- Zwingli's contribution to the message of the Reformation. In: Zwingliania, 5 / 5-6, 1931, pp. 262-275. ( Digitized version )
- Reformation and alcoholism. In: Zwingliania, 9/2, 1949, pp. 75-89. ( Digitized version )
- Bishop Sailer and Johann Caspar Lavater . In: Zwingliania, 9/7, 1952, pp. 431-443. ( Digitized version )
- Anabaptism and Reformation. In: Guy F. Hershberger (Ed.): The Baptism. Legacy and Commitment. Stuttgart 1963.
literature
- Friedrich Wilhelm Bautz : Blanke, Fritz. In: Biographisch-Bibliographisches Kirchenlexikon (BBKL). Volume 1, Bautz, Hamm 1975. 2nd, unchanged edition Hamm 1990, ISBN 3-88309-013-1 , Sp. 611-612.
- Fritz Büsser: Fritz Blanke as a Reformation Historian. In: Mennonite Quarterly Review , 43, Goshen (Indiana) 1969, p. 38 ff.
- Jacobus Ten Doornkaat Koolman: Fritz Blanke, the Man. In: Mennonite Quarterly Review, 43, Goshen (Indiana) 1969, pp. 5 ff.
- Heinold Fast : A brother in Christ. To the death of Prof. D. Fritz Blanke. In: Mennonitische Geschichtsblätter , 24, 1967, p. 15 ff.
- Heinold Fast: Fritz Blankes Contribution to the Interpretation of Anabaptism. In: Mennonite Quarterly Review, 43, Goshen (Indiana) 1969, p. 51 ff.
- Ulrich Gäbler : Fritz Blanke, Church Historian. In: Mennonite Quarterly Review, 43, Goshen (Indiana) 1969, p. 22 ff.
- Ulrich Gäbler: Fritz Blanke. For the hundredth birthday on April 22nd. In: Zwingliania, 27, 2000, pp. 7-12. ( Digitized version )
- Frank Jehle : Fritz Blanke - teacher and researcher. Lecture at the general assembly of the Zwinglivereins 2012. In: Zwingliana, 19 (2012), pp. 131–144. ( Digitized version ). Also in: Frank Jehle: From Johannes auf Patmos to Karl Barth. Zurich 2015, pp. 163–174.
- Christoph Möhl: Fritz Blanke. Lateral thinker with a heart. Zug 2011.
- Leonhard von Muralt : Fritz Blanke. April 22, 1900 to March 4, 1967. In: Zwingliania, Vol. 12, H. 7, pp. 465-469. ( Digitized version )
- Leonhard von Muralt: A memorial booklet for Fritz Blanke. In: Zwingliania, 13/3 (1970), pp. 206-210. ( Digitized version )
- Fritz Schmidt-Clausing : The new Zwingli picture. In memory of his initiator. In: Deutsches Pfarrerblatt, 68, 1968, pp. 162f.
- Alfred Schindler: Blanke, Fritz. In: Historical Lexicon of Switzerland .
Web links
- Publications by and about Fritz Blanke in the Helveticat catalog of the Swiss National Library
- Literature by and about Fritz Blanke in the catalog of the German National Library
- Hans Ulrich Bächtold: Blanke, Fritz. In: Mennonite Lexicon . Volume 5 (MennLex 5).
- Institute for Swiss Reformation History at the University of Zurich
- Website of the "Fritz Blanke Society"
Individual evidence
- ^ Fritz Büsser: Review in: Zwingliania, 9/5, 1951, pp. 326–327.
- ↑ Helmut Meyer: Review in: Zwingliania , 39, 2012, pp. 207-209.
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Blanke, Fritz |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German-Swiss church historian |
| DATE OF BIRTH | April 22, 1900 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Kreuzlingen |
| DATE OF DEATH | March 4th 1967 |
| Place of death | Zurich |