Hans Heinrich Brunner

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Hans Heinrich Brunner (born August 24, 1918 in Obstalden GL ; † November 28, 1987 in Zurich ) was a Reformed Swiss theologian .

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Ref. Rectory and church Höngg , 1959–1984 place of activity of Hans Heinrich Brunner

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.
  • 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.
  • Twenty-four popular sayings . Zwingli, Zurich 1953, 3 1956.
    • Norwegian: Ingen unnskyldning: Svar på current innvendinger mot kristendommen . Filadelfia, Oslo 1954.

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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