Hanna Ahrens

Hanna Ahrens (born September 6, 1938 in Heiligenhafen ) is a German, Protestant pastor and writer.

Life

Hanna Ahrens studied German , philosophy and Protestant theology in Kiel , Zurich , Meschede , Tübingen and Göttingen . During her studies, she met her future husband in 1963, with whom she worked for seven years in Goroka , Papua New Guinea, in the areas of women and community, hospital and prison chaplaincy, after completing her vicariate . There she was ordained a pastor in 1975. Since returning to Hamburg, she has published over 40 books. Their everyday stories are about happiness and confidence. The works sold had a circulation of over 750,000 copies in Germany alone by 2007.

Ahrens is a speaker at breakfast meetings for women, rural women and community events. For more than twenty years she accompanied cruises as a ship pastor. She has been married to Theodor Ahrens , Professor of Mission Studies , since 1965 . The couple has four children and lives in Hamburg-Schnelsen .

Publications

• Jesus - my brother. Women from Papua New Guinea tell , Breklumer Verlag, Breklum 1978, ISBN 978-3-7793-0707-5 .
• Heavy stone or sweet potato. Experiences in a Melanesian church , Breklumer Verlag, Breklum 1980, ISBN 978-3-7793-0711-2 .
• Give me a rainbow , Brunnen Verlag, Giessen 1982, ISBN 978-3-7655-2678-7 .
• Festivals that fall from the sky , Brunnen Verlag, Giessen 1983, ISBN 978-3-7655-2690-9 .
• Words that change the day , Brunnen Verlag, Giessen 1984, ISBN 978-3-7655-2512-4 .
• The little star. A Christmas fairy tale for adults , Brunnen Verlag, Giessen 1986, ISBN 978-3-7655-5715-6 ; 2nd edition 1987 udT Der kleine Stern von Bethlehem , ISBN 978-3-7655-5715-6 .
• The small obstacles , Brunnen Verlag, Giessen 1987, ISBN 978-3-7655-2533-9 .
• The donkey and the apple tree , Brunnen Verlag, Giessen 1987, ISBN 978-3-7655-5646-3 .
• A feeling of freedom and happiness , Brunnen Verlag, Giessen 1988, ISBN 978-3-7655-5715-6 .
• Surrender the heart. Or: how life can succeed , Brunnen Verlag, Gießen 1988, ISBN 978-3-7655-2365-6 .
• And sometimes there is a gift in parting , Brunnen Verlag, Giessen 1989, ISBN 978-3-7655-2569-8 .
• Every day is a gift , Brunnen Verlag, Giessen 1989, ISBN 978-3-7655-5345-5 .
• Blessing is more than luck , Brunnen Verlag, Giessen 1989, ISBN 978-3-7655-5346-2 .
• God's love is like the sun , Brunnen Verlag, Giessen 1989, ISBN 978-3-7655-5347-9 .
• Everything I need to live , Brunnen Verlag, Giessen 1989, ISBN 978-3-7655-5348-6 .
• Moments of happiness , Brunnen Verlag, Giessen 1990, ISBN 978-3-7655-2595-7 .
• Good morning, pastor. A dream ship and its people , Brunnen Verlag, Giessen 1991, ISBN 978-3-7655-1506-4 .
• An unspeakable magic , Brunnen Verlag, Giessen 1992, ISBN 978-3-7655-5145-1 .
• I want to jump over my shadow , Brunnen Verlag, Giessen 1993, ISBN 978-3-7655-1548-4 .
• A day has many faces , Brunnen Verlag, Giessen 1994, ISBN 978-3-7655-6355-3 .
• That's life - and sometimes it's completely different , Brunnen Verlag, Gießen 1995, ISBN 978-3-7655-1585-9 .
• Shine from heaven. A Christmas greeting , Brunnen Verlag, Giessen 1996, ISBN 978-3-7655-5106-2 .
• Learn life again quietly. After crises, separation and loss , Brunnen Verlag, Gießen 1996, ISBN 978-3-7655-1604-7 .
• When traveling, people are different. Stories on the go , Brunnen Verlag, Giessen 1997, ISBN 978-3-7655-3971-8 .
• Courage of the heart , Brunnen Verlag, Giessen 1997, ISBN 978-3-7655-5109-3 .
• The taste of heaven. Stories to breathe and breathe easy , Brunnen Verlag, Giessen 2000, ISBN 978-3-7655-3643-4 .
• Pauses for breath. Time for me (reading book in large print), Brunnen Verlag, Gießen 2000, ISBN 978-3-7655-3857-5 .
• Your hand holds me (prayers and thoughts in large letters), Brunnen Verlag, Giessen 2000, ISBN 978-3-7655-6144-3 .
• Afternoon happiness and other stories , Brunnen Verlag, Giessen 2001, ISBN 978-3-7655-1673-3 .
• And then something new begins , Brunnen Verlag, Giessen 2002, ISBN 978-3-7655-1800-3 .
• For the love of life , Brunnen Verlag, Giessen 2004, ISBN 978-3-7655-1861-4 .
• Fortunately, something comes up sometimes. A selection of the most beautiful short stories , Brunnen Verlag, Giessen 2004, ISBN 978-3-7655-3776-9 .
• On the way to the joy of Christmas , Brunnen Verlag, Giessen 2005, ISBN 978-3-7655-3850-6 .
• Christmas. Heaven on earth , Brunnen Verlag, Giessen 2007, ISBN 978-3-7655-3987-9 .
• This is how I want to get older , Brunnen Verlag, Giessen 2007, ISBN 978-3-7655-1963-5 .
• Bigger than our heart Stories from heaven and earth , Brunnen Verlag, Giessen 2009, ISBN 978-3-7655-1710-5 .
• Follow the star , Brunnen Verlag, Giessen 2011, ISBN 978-3-7655-4128-5 .
• Liebe Launen , Brunnen Verlag, Giessen 2012, ISBN 978-3-7655-4170-4 .
• Stories for happy days , Brunnen Verlag, Giessen 2015, ISBN 978-3-7655-0923-0 .
• Give me a rainbow: anthology (limited anniversary edition), Brunnen Verlag, Giessen 2018, ISBN 978-3-7655-0671-0 .

as a co-author

• A sign from heaven . In: Christoph Morgner (Ed.): Accept one another as Christ accepted you to praise God. The reader for the annual solution 2015 , Brunnen-Verlag, Giessen 2014, ISBN 978-3-7655-4239-8 .

as editor

• Sign of hope , Aussaat Verlag, Neukirchen-Vluyn 2000, ISBN 978-3-7615-5136-3 .

Essays

• The missionary's wife . In: Horst Bürkle (ed.): Theological contributions from Papua New Guinea , Erlangen 1978, pp. 323–345.

Web links

• Literature by and about Hanna Ahrens in the catalog of the German National Library
• Works by and about Hanna Ahrens  in the German Digital Library

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Pastor speaks about good and bad mood , shz.de, article from February 28, 2011.
2. ↑ Between wooden barracks and luxury liners , agenturfuerworte.de, from: “LebensLauf” magazine 1/2007.
3. ↑ Hanna Ahrens at Luzia Braun , ZDF broadcast on Saturday, August 11, 2001, 4 p.m.
4. ↑ Hanna Ahrens: Vita , whoswho.de, accessed on October 1, 2018.
5. ↑ Hanna Ahrens: Kurzvita , brunnen-verlag.de, accessed on October 6, 2018.