Gottfried Voigt (theologian, 1914)

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Johannes Gottfried Voigt  (born July 13,  1914  in Heidenau ; † May 2,  2009 in  Fredersdorf near Berlin ) was a  German  Protestant  theologian  for practical theology .

Gottfried Voigt, 1998

Career

Voigt studied Protestant theology in  Leipzig  . He received his doctorate in 1942 with a thesis on Luther's Christmas sermon - theology and proclamation . From 1950 to 1958 Voigt headed the seminary in Lückendorf as director of studies. In 1958 he moved to the St. Pauli Prediger College in Leipzig as director of studies and at the same time became a lecturer at the Theological Seminary in Leipzig , where he taught until his retirement in 1979.

Beyond the borders of the GDR , Voigt was best known for his volumes with homiletic interpretations of the sermon texts, which pastors serve as a basis for preparing for sermons.

His appointment to a professorship at a state university in the GDR was refused in the responsible political bodies by the decision-makers of the SED despite multiple attempts by the faculties in Leipzig, Greifswald and Jena. Voigt turned down two calls to West German universities (1960 to Munich, 1962 to Göttingen) because he did not consider it justifiable in the situation at the time to leave the Christians of the GDR behind. Only after German reunification was Voigt awarded the title of professor on December 10, 1991 by the State Minister for Science and Art of the Free State of Saxony .

Honors

In 1962 Gottfried Voigt was awarded an honorary doctorate from the University of Göttingen .

A commemorative publication was published on his 65th birthday:

  • The living word. Contributions to church proclamation. Ceremony for Gottfried Voigt on the occasion of his 65th birthday , published by Hans Seidel and Karl-Heinrich Bieritz , Berlin 1982.

Works (selection)

  • Yes to dogma: a doctrine of faith for lay people.  Evangelical Publishing House, Berlin 1954.
  • The bright morning star: homiletic interpretation of Old Testament texts.  Evangelical Publishing House, Berlin 1956.
  • The Promised Heritage: Homiletic Interpretation of Old Testament Texts.  Evangelical Publishing House, Berlin 1965.
  • The new creature - part 1 and 2.  Vandenhoeck & Ruprecht, Göttingen 1965/66.
  • Little school of prayer.  Evangelical Publishing House, Berlin 1967.
  • The liberated man. Lutheran Publishing House, Berlin 1968.
  • The right vine - part 1 and 2.  Vandenhoeck & Ruprecht, Göttingen 1968/69.
  • The torn curtain - part 1 and 2.  Vandenhoeck & Ruprecht, Göttingen 1969.
  • Bible in the twilight.  Evangelical Publishing House, Berlin 1970.
  • The big harvest - part 1 and 2.  Vandenhoeck & Ruprecht, Göttingen 1970/71.
  • In the middle of them - To understand the service. Evangelische Verlagsanstalt, Berlin 1973.
  • The narrow way.  Evangelical Publishing House, Berlin 1978.
  • The holy people.  Evangelical Publishing House, Berlin 1979.
  • The beloved world.  Evangelical Publishing House, Berlin 1980.
  • Heavenly calling.  Evangelical Publishing House, Berlin 1981.
  • The better justice.  Evangelische Verlagsanstalt, Berlin 1982.
  • The living stones.  Evangelical Publishing House, Berlin 1983.
  • Light, love, life - the gospel according to John.  Vandenhoeck & Ruprecht, Göttingen 1991.
  • What the Church Teaches - An Introduction.  Martin Luther Verlag, Erlangen 1991.

Bibliography :

  • Gerhard Graf , Bibliography Gottfried Voigt. As of January 23, 1978 , in: Das Lebendige Wort (see above under Honors ), pp. 350–360. It comprises 213 titles.

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Official Journal A 11/2010 year - No. 2/3: We commemorate deceased church workers. In: Official Journal of the Evangelical Lutheran Church of Saxony. Evangelical Lutheran Church of Saxony, February 12, 2010, accessed on October 31, 2019 (German).
  2. ↑ Werner Vogler: Gottfried Voigt is 80 years old. In: Messages and reports for the relatives and friends of the University of Leipzig. The Rector of the University of Leipzig, June 1, 1994, accessed on July 22, 2017 (German).
  3. ↑ Georg-August University of Göttingen - Public Relations: Honorary Doctors of the Theological Faculty - Georg August University of Göttingen. Retrieved July 22, 2017 .
personal data
SURNAME Voigt, Gottfried
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Voigt, Johannes Gottfried (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German Protestant theologian
DATE OF BIRTH July 13, 1914
PLACE OF BIRTH Heidenau
DATE OF DEATH May 2, 2009
Place of death Fredersdorf near Berlin