Gerhard Wehr

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Gerhard Wehr (born September 26, 1931 in Schweinfurt ; † April 22, 2015 in Schwarzenbruck ) was a German Protestant theologian and non-fiction author .

Life

Gerhard Wehr initially trained as a deacon . He became known as the editor and author of non-fiction books on depth psychology (especially analytical psychology ) and esoteric topics with a focus on Christian mysticism, as well as the author of numerous biographies - in particular on Jakob Böhme , Martin Buber , CG Jung and Rudolf Steiner .

His professional career began in church social work and adult education. From 1971 to 1990 he had a teaching position at the deacon school in Rummelsberg . Then he lived as a freelance writer in neighboring Schwarzenbruck. He was a member of numerous professional societies; for his theological and journalistic work he was from Augustana College Neuendettelsau for "Doctor of Theology honoris causa" appointed (Dr. theol. hc).

One of the main concerns of his work was mediating between the various disciplines, denominations and ideologies. This effort was also expressed in the fact that Wehr published his works both in anthroposophically oriented publishers such as Novalis , Urachhaus or Pforte , as well as the in-house publisher of the German College for Transpersonal Psychology , Via Nova . On the other hand, he kept in touch with the traditional Christian denominations. His books were published by Evangelical Lutheran oriented publishers such as Claudius and by the Roman Catholic publishing house Herder . He has also contributed articles for the ecumenical left - wing Catholic magazine Publik-Forum and for the in-house magazine of the Swedenborgians in Germany, Offene Tore .

Works (selection)

Biographical

  • Profiles of Christian spirituality (on Hildegard von Bingen , Meister Eckhart , Paracelsus , Jakob Böhme, Johann Valentin Andreae , Angelus Silesius , Friedrich Christoph Oetinger , Novalis , Johann Hinrich Wichern , Friedrich Rittelmeyer ). Novalis, Schaffhausen 1982
  • Christian mystics. From Paulus and Johannes to Simone Weil and Dag Hammarskjöld. Pustet, Regensburg 2008, ISBN 978-3-7917-2147-7
  • Franz von Baader . To reintegrate people into religion, nature and eroticism . Aurum (Fermenta cognitionis 11), Freiburg 1980
  • Karl Barth . Theologian and God's happy partisan . Seven stars (GTB 462), Gütersloh 1979
  • Helena Petrovna Blavatsky . A modern sphinx . Pforte, Dornach 2005, ISBN 978-3-85636-160-0
  • Jakob Boehme. Represented with testimonials and photo documents . Rowohlt Taschenbuch (rm 179), Reinbek 1971, ISBN 978-3-499-50179-1
  • Jakob Böhme - the spirit teacher and soul guide . Aurum (Fermenta cognitionis 4), Freiburg 1979
  • Giordano Bruno . Deutscher Taschenbuch Verlag (dtv portrait), Munich 1999, ISBN 978-3-423-31025-3
  • Martin Buber. Represented with testimonials and photo documents . Rowohlt Taschenbuch (rm 147), Reinbek 1968, ISBN 978-3-499-50147-0
  • Martin Buber. Life, work, effect . Diogenes, Zurich 1996, ISBN 978-3-257-22849-6
  • Karlfried Count Dürckheim . A life under the sign of change . Kösel, Munich 1988
  • Master Eckhart . Aurum (Fermenta cognitionis 5), Freiburg 1979
  • Master Eckhart. Represented with testimonials and photo documents . Rowohlt Taschenbuch (rm 376), Reinbek 1989, ISBN 978-3-499-50376-4
  • Jean Gebser . Individual transformation before the horizon of a new consciousness . Via Nova, Petersberg 1996 ISBN 978-3-928632-26-3
  • Hilmar from over. A social pioneer . Urachhaus, Stuttgart 2000, ISBN 978-3-8251-7326-5
  • CG Jung. Represented with testimonials and photo documents . Rowohlt Taschenbuch (rm 152), Reinbek 1969, ISBN 978-3-499-50152-4
  • CG Jung and Rudolf Steiner. Confrontation and Synopsis . Klett-Cotta, Stuttgart 1972; New edition ibid. 1998, ISBN 978-3-608-91934-9
  • Carl Gustav Jung. Life - work - effect . Kösel, Munich 1985; Diogenes Taschenbuch, Zurich 1988; 3rd ext. A. Telesma, Schwielowsee 2009, ISBN 978-3-941094-01-7
  • Martin Luther . Mystical experience and Christian freedom in contradiction . Novalis, Schaffhausen 1983 (2nd issue 1996)
  • Thomas Müntzer . Represented with testimonials and photo documents . Rowohlt Taschenbuch (rm 188), Reinbek 1972, ISBN 978-3-499-50188-3
  • Friedrich Nietzsche . The “soul-errater” as a pioneer of depth psychology . Aurum (Fermenta cognitionis 12), Freiburg 1982
  • Friedrich Nietzsche as a depth psychologist . Kugler, Oberwil near Zug 1987
  • Novalis. A master of Christian initiation . Aurum (Fermenta cognitionis 8), Freiburg 1980
  • Friedrich Christoph Oetinger. Theosophist - alchemist - Kabbalist . Aurum (Fermenta cognitionis 3), Freiburg 1978
  • Paracelsus . Aurum (Fermenta cognitionis 6), Freiburg 1979
  • Friedrich Rittelmeyer. Religious renewal as a spiritual bridge between times . Anders Leben, Wies 1985
    • greatly expanded new edition as: Friedrich Rittelmeyer. His life - religious renewal as a bridge . Urachhaus, Stuttgart 1998, ISBN 3-8251-7176-0
  • Christian Rosenkreuz . Aurum (Fermenta cognitionis 10), Freiburg 1980
  • Saint Martin . The adventure of the “unknown philosopher” in search of the spirit . Aurum (Fermenta cognitionis 9), Freiburg 1980
    • Reissued as: Louis Claude de Saint-Martin. The unknown philosopher . Zerling, Berlin 1995
  • Rudolf Steiner as a Christian esotericist . Aurum (Fermenta cognitionis 2), Freiburg 1978
  • Rudolf Steiner. Reality, knowledge and cultural impulse . Aurum, Freiburg 1982
  • Rudolf Steiner . Junius (Introduction), Hamburg 1994, ISBN 978-3-88506-899-0
  • Paul Tillich . Represented with testimonials and photo documents . Rowohlt Taschenbuch (rm 152), Reinbek 1972
  • Valentin Weigel . The pansoph and esoteric Christian . Aurum (Fermenta cognitionis 7), Freiburg 1979
  • Challenge of love. Johann Hinrich Wichern and the Inner Mission . Linea, 2007, ISBN 978-3-939075-12-7
  • Jakob Boehme. Origin, effect, choice of text . Marix, Wiesbaden 2010, ISBN 978-3-86539-236-7

Non-fiction

  • Spiritual interpretation of the Bible as a task. A contribution to the conversation between theology and anthroposophy , Die Pforte, Basel 1968
  • Paths to Religious Experience. Analytical psychology in the service of biblical interpretation , Walter, Olten / Freiburg 1974
  • Christ impulse and image of man. Rudolf Steiner's contribution to the expansion of religious consciousness , Herder, Freiburg 1974
  • Esoteric Christianity. Aspects - Impulses - Consequences , Klett, Stuttgart 1975
    • Completely revised new edition: Klett, Stuttgart 1995
  • Rudolf Steiner's educational impulse. Theory and Practice of Waldorf Education , Kindler (Mind and Psyche), Munich 1977
  • Hasidism. Mystery and spiritual life practice , Aurum, Freiburg 1978
  • German mysticism. Figures and testimonies to religious experience from Meister Eckhart up to the Reformation , Siebenstern (GTB 365), Gütersloh 1980
  • Access to the Bible Today. New possibilities for spiritual experience , Die Kommenden, Freiburg 1982
  • On the trail of early Christian heretics. Christian Gnosis and Today's Consciousness , Novalis, Schaffhausen 1983
  • Holy wedding. Symbol and experience of human maturation , Kösel, Munich 1986
  • German mysticism. Mystical experience and theosophical worldview , Barth, Munich 1988
    • New edition as: Die deutsche Mystik. Life and inspiration of godly people in the Middle Ages and modern times , special edition 2006, ISBN 978-3-938484-86-9
  • Dictionary of esotericism. Approaches to spiritual knowledge from A – Z , Herder Taschenbuch, Freiburg 1989
  • On the way to a psychotherapy based on the humanities , Weg, Freiburg 1992, ISBN 978-3-936005-12-7
  • The inner way. Anthroposophical knowledge, spiritual orientation and meditative practice , Mellinger, Stuttgart 1994, ISBN 978-3-88069-324-1
  • European Mysticism , Junius (Introduction), Hamburg 1995
  • Spiritual Masters of the West. Life and Teaching , Diederichs (yellow row 116), Munich 1995
    • Reissued as: Spiritual Masters of the West. From Rudolf Steiner to CG Jung , Hugendubel (Diederichs Yellow Series), Kreuzlingen 2007, ISBN 978-3-7205-3025-5
  • The writing from the middle. Productive transformation of an existential crisis , Via Nova, Petersberg, ISBN 978-3-928632-12-6
  • Founders of psychoanalysis. Profiles - Ideas - Fates , Artemis & Winkler, Zurich 1996
  • Mysticism in Protestantism. From Luther to the Present , Claudius, Munich 2000, ISBN 978-3-532-62252-0
  • The seven world religions: Christianity, Judaism, Islam, Buddhism, Hinduism, Taoism, Confucianism. The lessons, the differences, the similarities , Hugendubel, Kreuzlingen 2002, ISBN 978-3-7205-2310-3
  • The Lexicon of Spirituality , Anaconda, Cologne 2006, ISBN 978-3-86647-040-8
  • Theo-Sophia. Christian-occidental philosophy. A forgotten undercurrent , The Gray Edition, Reutlingen 2007, ISBN 978-3-906336-48-0
  • On the way to yourself. Midlife adventure . Topos, Kevelaer 2009, ISBN 978-3-8367-0704-6 .

As editor

  • Jakob Böhme: Works , edited and commented by Gerhard Wehr. Aurum Verlag, Freiburg
    • Christosophia. A Christian Path of Initiation , 1975
    • Aurora or Dawn in Rising , 1977
    • From the Incarnation of Jesus Christ , 1978
    • Of the choice of grace or of God's will over people , 1978
    • Theosophical letters , 2 volumes, 1979
    • Mysterium pansophicum. Theosophical-pansophic writings , 1980
  • Theologia German . A basic script of German mysticism , Aurum, Freiburg 1980
  • Rosicrucian manifestos. The basic fonts of the Rosicrucians and Goethe's fragment “The Secrets” , Novalis, Schaffhausen 1980
    • New edition as: The Brotherhood of the Rosicrucians. The original texts and Goethe's fragment 'The Secrets' , special edition 2007, ISBN 978-3-86647-146-7
  • Meister Eckhart: Mystical Treatises and Sermons , Diederichs, Munich 1999
  • Listen to the voice of mysticism. Wisdom for every day of the year , Kösel, Munich 2005, ISBN 978-3-466-36700-9
  • The mystic Dionysius Areopagita , selected by Gerhard Wehr. Marix, Wiesbaden 2013, ISBN 978-3-86539-317-3

literature

  • Martina Fritze: Gerhard Wehr (1931–2015). In: Thomas Greif (Ed.): Kaiser, Chancellor, Rummelsberger. 21 footnotes of German history. Accompanying volume for the exhibition in the Diakoniemuseum Rummelsberg. Kunstverlag Josef Fink, Lindenberg im Allgäu 2017, pp. 221–229, ISBN 978-3-95976-088-1 .

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Gerhard Wehr. randomhouse.de, accessed on July 2, 2016 .
personal data
SURNAME Wehr, Gerhard
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German Protestant theologian and non-fiction author
DATE OF BIRTH September 26, 1931
PLACE OF BIRTH Schweinfurt
DATE OF DEATH April 22, 2015
Place of death Schwarzenbruck