Günther Gaßmann
Günther Gaßmann (also Gassmann; born August 15, 1931 in Frankenhausen ; † January 11, 2017 in Tutzing ) was a German Evangelical Lutheran theologian .
Life
Günther Gassmann was due to one of Edmund Schlink excited dissertation on the historic episcopate and the unity of the Church in the modern Anglican theology in 1962 to Dr. theol. PhD . From 1959 to 1969 he worked as a director of studies at the Ecumenical Institute of Heidelberg University, where he completed his habilitation in 1972 ( Concepts of Unity in the Movement for Faith and Order ). In 1969 he became a research professor at the Institute for Ecumenical Research in Strasbourg ( Center d'études œcuméniques de Strasbourg ); In 1976 he moved to Hanover as head of the church office of the United Evangelical Lutheran Church in Germany (VELKD) . After two years as deputy director of the Lutheran World Federation's studies department in Geneva, he became director of the WCC Faith and Order Commission in 1984 . After his retirement in 1995 he took on visiting professorships in the United States (Lutheran Theological Seminary at Gettysburg), Estonia, Latvia and Slovakia.
Gassmann was particularly committed to the ecumenical dialogue of the Lutheran World Federation.
The painter Jacques Gassmann is his son.
Web links
- Literature by and about Günther Gaßmann in the catalog of the German National Library
- Obituary of the EKD and the VELKD
- List of publications
- Entry on worldcat.org
Individual evidence
- ↑ So the spelling of the obituary notice
- ↑ Günther Gassmann, grand théorien de l'œcuménisme, est mort La Croix , January 17, 2017, accessed on February 12, 2017 (French).
- ^ Website of the institute
- ↑ DNB entry .
- ^ In Memoriam: Günther Gassmann (1931–2017) , Strasbourg Institute, accessed on February 12, 2017
- ↑ Olav Fykse Tveit: Obituary - Prof. Dr. Günther Gassmann , World Council of Churches, accessed on February 12, 2017 (English)
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Gaßmann, Günther |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Gassmann, Günther |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German Evangelical Lutheran theologian |
| DATE OF BIRTH | August 15, 1931 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Frankenhausen |
| DATE OF DEATH | January 11, 2017 |
| Place of death | Tutzing |