Hans Heinrich Brunner
Hans Heinrich Brunner (born August 24, 1918 in Obstalden GL ; † November 28, 1987 in Zurich ) was a Reformed Swiss theologian .
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Brunner, the eldest son of the pastor and later professor Emil Brunner , studied Protestant theology at the universities of Zurich , Basel and Geneva from 1937 . In 1943 he became assistant to the general secretary of the World Council of Churches, which was being founded, and organized inter-church help for the post-war period. After graduating as Dr. theol. In 1947 in New York City , he became pastor in Marthalen in 1948 . Here he married Lilo Gutekunst in 1950.
From 1954 to 1959 he worked as a student pastor in Zurich. Then he was pastor in Zurich- Höngg until retirement in 1984 and editor-in-chief of the church messenger for the canton of Zurich , in which he published many articles on church issues. A collection of his texts at the time was awarded the literary prize of the Canton of Zurich in 1975. His successful books also include Church without Illusions , which wanted to show the Swiss national churches the way into the existence of the diaspora .
Brunner was a member of the Zurich Church Synod and the social commission of the Swiss Evangelical Church Federation .
He found his final resting place in the Zurich Hönggerberg cemetery . His tomb was lifted.
Fonts (selection)
- My father and his elder. Emil Brunner in his and my time . Theological Publishing House, Zurich 1986.
- Church for everyone . TVZ, Zurich 1976.
- Texts currently. Examples of Protestant journalism . TVZ, Zurich 1975.
- Church without illusions . Zwingli, Zurich 1968, 2 1969.
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Can you still be a Christian today? An evangelical lay school. Zwingli, Zurich 1963.
- Dutch: Kan men vandaag nog Christians zijn? Boekencentrum, 's-Gravenhage 1967.
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Twenty-four popular sayings . Zwingli, Zurich 1953, 3 1956.
- Norwegian: Ingen unnskyldning: Svar på current innvendinger mot kristendommen . Filadelfia, Oslo 1954.
Web links
- Max Schoch: Brunner, Hans Heinrich. In: Historical Lexicon of Switzerland .
- Directory of Hans Heinrich Brunner's estate in the Zurich Central Library
- Publications by and about Hans Heinrich Brunner in the Helveticat catalog of the Swiss National Library
personal data | |
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SURNAME | Brunner, Hans Heinrich |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Swiss reformed theologian |
DATE OF BIRTH | August 24, 1918 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Obstalden GL |
DATE OF DEATH | November 28, 1987 |
Place of death | Zurich |