Hans-Martin Barth

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Hans-Martin Barth (born December 17, 1939 in Erlangen ) is a German Evangelical Lutheran theologian and former president of the Evangelical Union . In 2005 he retired as Professor of Systematic Theology and Philosophy of Religion at the Department of Protestant Theology at the Philipps University of Marburg .

Life

Barth studied theology in Erlangen, Heidelberg and Rome (Facoltà Valdese di Teologia and Pontificia Universitas Gregoriana ) and at the Harvard Divinity School , Cambridge, Mass., USA. He received his doctorate in 1965 with the dissertation The Devil and Jesus Christ in the theology of Martin Luther and was ordained a pastor in the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Bavaria in 1966 . His habilitation took place in 1971 with the thesis Atheism and Orthodoxy. Analyzes and models of Christian apologetics in the 17th century . From 1976 to 1978 he was professor for systematic theology in Erlangen, 1978 to 1981 at the Justus Liebig University in Gießen. From 1981 he held a chair for systematic theology and philosophy of religion in the Protestant Theology department of the Philipps University of Marburg. In 2005 Barth retired.

Focus

In addition to dogmatic topics, Barth did research on Martin Luther's theology , ecumenical theology and spirituality, and interreligious dialogue. At the Marburg Department of Protestant Theology he founded the Ecumenical Theology Research Center (24 reports from 1982–2004). Visiting professor at the Facoltà Valdese di Teologia in Rome (since 1971) and at the Istituto di Studi Ecumenici di San Bernardino, Verona, later Venice (since 1982) and at the Martin Luther University in Yong-in, Korea. From 1997 to 2009 he was President of the Evangelical Union in Bensheim / Bergstrasse . Together with Reinhard Frieling, publisher of the ecumenical study books in the book series Bensheimer Hefte (1993 to 2008, 14 volumes). Barth initiated the Marburg International Rudolf Otto Symposia (1993 to 2005). Visiting fellowship at Otani University in Kyoto 2001 and 2003. Since 1987 member of the Académie Internationale des Sciences Religieuses, Brussels.
Hans-Martin Barth's theology is characterized by the attempt to examine dogmatic statements for their spiritual content and thus to develop them as helpful for the preaching of the church as well as for the individual believer. This happens in the context of anthropological insights as well as ecumenical experiences with mainly Roman Catholic and Orthodox traditions. This also results in a discussion of non-Christian religions. Barths Dogmatik (2001) relates all individual topics to the respective statements in Judaism, Islam, Hindu and Buddhist traditions. In 2009 he published a book on Martin Luther's theology from a critical systematic-theological perspective. In 2013 this was followed by an examination of non-denominational and areligiousness.

Awards

In 2018, the Theological Faculty of the University of Basel awarded Hans-Martin Barth an honorary doctorate for his promotion of the opening of Protestant theology to dialogue with other religions, as well as his research and teaching on ecumenical understanding between the Christian churches and denominations .

Publications (selection)

  • The devil and Jesus Christ in Martin Luther's theology. Göttingen 1967 (FKDG 19)
  • Atheism and orthodoxy. Analyzes and models of Christian apologetics in the 17th century. Göttingen 1971
  • Theory of speaking of God. Requirements and conditions of theological articulation. Göttingen 1972
  • Where to - where did my reputation come from? On the theology of supplication. Munich 1981
  • Be each other's priests. General priesthood from an ecumenical perspective. Goettingen 1990
  • Dogmatics. Evangelical Faith in the Context of World Religions. Gütersloh 2008, 3rd edition (2001)
  • The theology of Martin Luther. A critical appreciation. Gütersloh 2009 (English: Fortress Press, Minneapolis / USA 2013; Korean: Christian Literature Society of Korea, Seoul 2015)
  • Believe authentic. Impetus for a new understanding of Christianity. Gütersloh 2010
  • Happy without denomination. On the way to a Christianity that transcends religion. Gütersloh 2013
  • Playing with color. Marburg 2015
  • The Lord's Prayer. Inspiration between religions and the secular world. Gütersloh 2016
  • Self-discovery and Christian faith, Munich 2017
  • approx. 300 articles on dogmatics, the history of theology, Luther, ecumenism, spirituality, criticism of religion and interreligious dialogue. Individual articles translated into English, Italian, Spanish, Greek, Polish, Korean, Japanese.

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Honorary doctorate from the University of Basel for Hans-Martin Barth
personal data
SURNAME Barth, Hans-Martin
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German theologian and professor for systematic theology at the Philipps University of Marburg
DATE OF BIRTH December 17, 1939
PLACE OF BIRTH gain