Hanns Christof Brennecke

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Hanns Christof Brennecke (born February 15, 1947 in Berlin ) is a German Protestant church historian . He was a professor for early church history at the University of Erlangen.

Life

After graduating from high school in 1965, he studied Protestant theology and Christian archeology at the Humboldt University of Berlin (1965–1970) and the University of Bonn (1970–1972). After the theological exam in Bonn in 1972 he was vicar of the Rhenish regional church and research assistant at the Bonn office of the Patristic Commission (1973–1974). Was then from 1974 assistant at the Department of Ancient Church History Faculty of Theology of the University of Tuebingen in Luise Abramowski , he in 1980 with the work Hilary of Poitiers and the Bishop opposition to Constantius II. Studies on the third phase of the Arian controversy (337-361) Ph.D. and 1986 with the work Studien zur Geschichte der Homöer. The east was habilitated by the end of the homoic imperial church . In 1986/1987 he represented the professorship for Christian archeology in Göttingen and in 1987/1988 the professorship for church history in Heidelberg . In 1988 he became professor for church history at the University of Heidelberg and in 1989 he held the chair for older church history at the University of Erlangen-Nuremberg . In 1996 he turned down an offer at the Humboldt University in Berlin. In 1997 he was visiting professor at the University of Bologna and an external examinator in 2000 at Makumira University College , Tumaini University in Tanzania . He retired in 2013 .

Memberships

Publications (selection)

  • Hilary of Poitiers and the bishop's opposition to Constantius II. Investigations into the third phase of the Arian dispute (337–361). ( Patristic Texts and Studies ; Volume 26). de Gruyter, Berlin / New York 1984, ISBN 3-11-009703-6 . (= Dissertation)
  • Studies on the History of the Homeers. The east to the end of the homeic imperial church. ( Contributions to historical theology ; Volume 73). Mohr, Tübingen 1988, ISBN 3-16-145246-1 . (= Habilitation thesis)
  • People of God, Church and Society. ( Yearbook of Biblical Theology ; Volume 7). Neukirchener Verlagsgesellschaft, Neukirchen-Vluyn 1992, ISBN 3-7887-1433-6 .
  • (Ed.): Logos. Festschrift for Luise Abramowski on July 8, 1993. ( Journal for New Testament Science. Supplements to the Journal for New Testament Science ; Volume 67). de Gruyter, Berlin / New York 1993, ISBN 3-11-013985-5 .
  • with Winrich Alfried Löhr , Knut Schäferdiek (eds.): Schwellenzeit. Contributions to the history of Christianity in late antiquity and the early Middle Ages. ( Works on church history ; Volume 64). de Gruyter, Berlin / New York 1996, ISBN 3-11-014968-0 .
  • with Walter Sparn (ed.): Melanchthon. Ten lectures. ( Erlanger research. Series A, Humanities ; Volume 85). Erlangen University Association, Erlangen 1999, ISBN 3-930357-26-7 .
  • with Jörg Ulrich (Ed.): Friedrich Loofs. Patristica. Selected essays on the old church. ( Works on Church History ; Volume 71). Verlag Walter de Gruyter, Berlin / New York 1999, ISBN 3-11-015763-2 .
  • with Uta Heil (Ed.): Ecclesia est in re publica. Studies on the history of the church and theology in the context of the Roman Empire. ( Works on Church History ; Volume 100). de Gruyter, Berlin / New York 2007, ISBN 978-3-11-019947-5 .
  • with Annette von Stockhausen (ed.): From Arius to the Athanasianum: Studies for the edition of the "Athanasius works". ( Texts and studies on the history of early Christian literature ; Volume 164). de Gruyter, Berlin / New York 2010, ISBN 978-3-11-021860-2 .
  • with Johannes van Oort (ed.): Ethics in ancient Christianity. ( Patristic Working Group. Studies of the Patristic Working Group ; Volume 9). Peeters, Leuven / Walpole 2011, ISBN 978-90-429-2442-0 .
  • with Dirk Niefanger , Werner Wilhelm Schnabel (eds.): Academy and University of Altdorf. Studies on the university history of Nuremberg. ( Archive for Cultural History. Supplements to the Archive for Cultural History ; Issue 69). Böhlau, Vienna / Cologne / Weimar 2011, ISBN 978-3-412-20640-6 .
  • with Susanna Elm (Ed.): Between education and conversation. Ways of approaching religion in late antiquity. ( Journal for ancient Christianity ; Volume 16, Issue 1 special edition). Gruyter, Berlin / Boston 2011, ISSN  0949-9571 .
  • with Susanna Elm (Ed.): Heil und Heilung. Incubation - healing while you sleep. Pagan cult and Christian practice. ( Journal of Ancient Christianity ; Volume 17, Issue 1 Special Edition). de Gruyter, Berlin / Boston 2013, ISSN  0949-9571 .
  • with Stefanie Frost , Jorg Christian Salzmann (Ed.): Dispute about the truth. Church historiography and theology. Edition Ruprecht, Göttingen 2014, ISBN 978-3-8469-0165-6 .

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personal data
SURNAME Brennecke, Hanns Christof
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German Protestant theologian and church historian
DATE OF BIRTH February 15, 1947
PLACE OF BIRTH Berlin