Gerhard Ruhbach
Gerhard Ruhbach (born March 31, 1933 in Königsberg (Prussia) , † November 10, 1999 in Bielefeld ) was a German Protestant theologian and professor of church history, his focus was on Christian spirituality.
Life
Gerhard Ruhbach studied Protestant theology and classical philology in Bethel , Heidelberg and Munich . After vicariate and ordination , he was assistant to Hans von Campenhausen in Heidelberg. In 1962 he was in Heidelberg with a dissertation on apologetics and history. PhD studies on the theology of Euseb of Caesarea . From 1963 until his death in 1999 he was the successor to Alfred Adam Professor of Church History at the Bethel Church University .
Ruhbach combined spirituality and scientific theology . He conveyed this important basic insight in teaching, through retreats and his publications on the subject of spirituality. In doing so, he built a bridge between university theology and parish piety.
Fonts
- With Gustav Krüger : Selected Martyrs' Acts . Mohr Siebeck Verlag , Tübingen 1965.
- Old church apologists . Gütersloh publishing house Mohn, Gütersloh 1966.
- Church unions in the 19th century . Gütersloh publishing house Mohn, Gütersloh 1967.
- Confession in motion. An information and discussion book . Vandenhoeck & Ruprecht , Göttingen 1969.
- With Alfred Adam : Language and Dogma. Investigations into basic problems of church history . Gütersloh publishing house Mohn, Gütersloh 1969.
- Church history (series of study books theology ). Gütersloher Verlagshaus Mohn, Gütersloh 1974, ISBN 3-579-04459-1 .
- Faith and education with Martin Luther . In: Kurt Heimbucher (Ed.): Luther and Pietism. To all who seriously want to be Christians . Brunnen , Gießen 1983, ISBN 3-7655-9507-1 , pp. 196-213.
- With Josef Sudbrack : Great Mystics . Verlag CH Beck , Munich 1984, ISBN 3-40630-305-6 .
- With Kurt Dietrich Schmidt: Chronological tables for church history (series Göttinger theological textbooks ). Vandenhoeck & Ruprecht, Göttingen, 5th edition 1986, ISBN 3-525-52134-0 .
- Theology and spirituality. Contributions to the formation of the Christian faith . Vandenhoeck & Ruprecht, Göttingen 1987, ISBN 3-525-60626-5 .
- With Josef Sudbrack: Christian mysticism. Texts from two millennia . CH Beck, Munich 1989, ISBN 3-40633-622-1 .
- Find the rhythm of life. Reflections . Vandenhoeck & Ruprecht, Göttingen 1993, ISBN 3-525-60384-3 .
- Live spiritually. Paths to a spirituality in everyday life . Brunnen-Verlag, Giessen 1996, ISBN 3-7655-5481-2 .
literature
- Hans-Jürgen Hoeppke, Armin Sauer (Ed.): Living faithfully. Gerhard Ruhbach on his 60th birthday . Brockhaus, Wuppertal / Brunnen-Verlag Basel 1994, ISBN 3-417-29387-1 (Brockhaus) and ISBN 3-7655-9387-7 (Brunnen-Verlag).
- Theo Sorg : Gerhard Ruhbach in memory . In: Theological contributions , vol. 31 (2000), issue 1, p. 3.
- Manfred Seitz : Gerhard Ruhbach. From church history to the courage of faith . In: Wort und Dienst , ISSN 0342-3085 , Vol. 27 (2003), pp. 375-382.
- Jörg Ulrich : Ruhbach, Gerhard . In: Biographisch-Bibliographisches Kirchenlexikon , Vol. 21. Bautz, Nordhausen 2003, ISBN 3-88309-110-3 , pp. 1285-1299.
Web links
- Literature by and about Gerhard Ruhbach in the catalog of the German National Library
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Ruhbach, Gerhard |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German Protestant theologian and church historian |
| DATE OF BIRTH | March 31, 1933 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Königsberg (Prussia) |
| DATE OF DEATH | November 10, 1999 |
| Place of death | Bielefeld |