Heinzpeter Hempelmann

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Heinzpeter Hempelmann in 2011

Heinzpeter Hempelmann (born May 7, 1954 in Bonn ) is a German Protestant theologian and philosopher . He became known u. a. through his lively lecturing activities and through a large number of publications on basic topics of the understanding of faith and the Bible , Christian ethics and apologetics as well as the relationship between Christian theology and postmodern philosophy . He has a particular research interest in the socio-scientific exploration of lifeworldsor milieus .

Live and act

From 1972 to 1983 Hempelmann studied theology and philosophy in Bonn and Tübingen . In 1979 he completed his master's degree (MA) in philosophy. From 1983 to 1988 he was theological advisor to the Parish Prayer Society. Between 1989 and 1992 he completed a vicariate of the Evangelical Church in Württemberg . In 1992 he received his doctorate from the University of Mainz Dr. theol. From 1992 to 1995 he was a consultant for fundamental theological issues in the Office for Missionary Services of the Evangelical Church in Württemberg. In 1995 he became the director of studies at the theological seminar of the Liebenzeller Mission , and in 1996 director of the seminar. From 2007 onwards, for family reasons, he only worked as a lecturer. From 1997 to 2020 he was editor of the Theological Papers . In February 2015 he was appointed honorary professor for systematic theology and cultural hermeneutics at the Liebenzell International University . In 2007 he became a guest lecturer at the Evangelical University of Tabor in Marburg and a research assistant for questions of the sociology of religion and life-world research in the Evangelical Higher Church Council in Stuttgart (Evangelical Church of Württemberg). Since the 2008/09 winter semester he has held regular teaching positions in practical theology at the University of Greifswald . Since 2010 he has been teaching religious philosophy as a professor at the Evangelical University of Tabor in Marburg , where he has been the scientific director of the TANGENS Institute for Cultural Hermeneutics and Lifeworld Research since 2013 . He is also a lecturer at the Institute for Community Building and World Mission (IGW).

Awards

Private

Hempelmann is married to his wife Renate. The couple has two children and lives in Schömberg near Neuenbürg.

Memberships and committees

  • Licensed consultant partner of the Sinus Research Institute , Heidelberg-Berlin
  • Scientific director of the Tangens Institute for Cultural Hermeneutics and Lifeworld Research at the EHT, Marburg
  • Scientific advisory board of the Marburg Institute for Religion and Psychotherapy
  • Karl Heim Society

Editorships

  • Theological contributions , with Reiner Braun; SCM
  • Church and Milieu , with Markus Weimer, Benjamin Closer, Corinna Schubert and others; Neukirchner Verlag
  • Church lives; Faith grows , Brunnen Verlag
  • Evangelical Lexicon for Theology and Congregation, with Uwe Swarat; SCM R. Brockhaus

Publications (selection)

  • Critical Rationalism and Theology as Science. On the question of the relation to reality of the Christian faith. Brockhaus, Haan 1987, ISBN 3-417-29302-2 .
  • Knowing God is life. What constitutes the Christian faith. Hänssler, Holzgerlingen 1994, ISBN 3-7751-2055-6 .
  • How do you feel about God ; Holzgerlingen: Hänssler, 1995; ISBN 3-7751-1830-6 .
  • Do we all believe in the same God? Christian faith in a post-Christian society. Liebenzeller Mission, Bad Liebenzell 1997, ISBN 3-88002-631-9 . Brockhaus, Haan 1997, ISBN 3-417-29075-9 .
  • Truth without tolerance - tolerance without truth. Brockhaus, Haan 1997, ISBN 3-417-29068-6 .
  • Basic questions of scriptural interpretation. Brockhaus, Haan 1998, ISBN 3-417-29311-1 .
  • The Authority of Scripture and the Sources of Basic Theological Decisions. Liebenzeller Mission, Bad Liebenzell 1999, ISBN 3-921113-01-6 .
  • As we can think. Brockhaus, Wuppertal 2000, ISBN 3-417-29437-1 .
  • God in the adventure society. Postmodernism as a theological challenge. Brockhaus, Haan 2001, ISBN 3-417-29467-3 .
  • Jesus lives - the grave is empty. Brockhaus, Haan 2003, ISBN 3-417-20604-9 .
  • God's orders for life. The position of women in the church. Liebenzeller Mission, Bad Liebenzell 2003, ISBN 3-921113-65-2 .
  • The Resurrection of Jesus Christ - A Historical Fact? Brockhaus, Haan 2003, ISBN 3-417-29504-1 .
  • Marriage, divorce and remarriage. A biblical-exegetical and practical pastoral orientation. Liebenzeller Mission, Bad Liebenzell 2003, ISBN 3-921113-66-0 .
  • Does God Love Gays and Lesbians? To discuss the Bible and homosexuality. Liebenzeller Mission, Bad Liebenzell 2004, ISBN 3-921113-42-3 .
  • Not on top of the writing, but under it. Liebenzeller Mission, Bad Liebenzell 2004, ISBN 3-921113-76-8 .
  • Passionate theology. Brunnen, Gießen / Basel 2004, ISBN 3-7655-9100-9 .
  • Do we all believe in the same God? Liebenzeller Mission, Bad Liebenzell 2005, ISBN 3-921113-77-6 .
  • Literally or reader-friendly. Brockhaus, Haan 2005, ISBN 3-417-29103-8 .
  • Islam in Germany - are we prepared for it? Liebenzeller Mission, Bad Liebenzell 2005, ISBN 3-921113-79-2 .
  • What God's power creates in the tired. Live Easter all year round. Liebenzeller Mission, Bad Liebenzell 2005, ISBN 3-921113-83-0 .
  • What else are these churches ...? Christian community facing the challenges of postmodernism. Brockhaus, Witten 2006, ISBN 3-417-29494-0 .
  • The new atheism and what Christians can learn from it. Brunnen, Giessen 2010, ISBN 978-3-7655-1463-0 .
  • The Resurrection of Jesus Christ - Really Risen! Historical and philosophical arguments for the Easter faith. Witten 2011, ISBN 978-3-417-29504-7 .
  • God in the milieu. How Sinus Studies Can Help the Church Reach People. Brunnen, Brunnen, Gießen 2012, ISBN 978-3-7655-1536-1 .
  • Premodern, modern, postmodern. Why do people tick so differently? Basic mentalities and their significance for mission, community work and church leadership. Neukirchen-Vluyn 2013, ISBN 978-3-7887-2758-1 .
  • Church in the milieu. The Sinus Church Study "Evangelical in Baden and Württemberg". Results and impulses for the divine service. Brunnen, 2013, ISBN 978-3-7655-2021-1 .
  • Don't we keep falling? (Edition series How the real world became a fable. ) Brockhaus, Wuppertal 2015, ISBN 978-3-417-29548-1 .
  • The reality of God. Volume 1: Theological science in discourse with philosophy of science, philosophy of language and hermeneutics. Neukirchener Verlagsgesellschaft, Neukirchen-Vluyn 2015, ISBN 978-3-7887-2844-1 .
  • The reality of God. Volume 2: Theological Science in Discourse with Postmodernism, Philosophy of Religion and Anthropology. Neukirchener Verlagsgesellschaft, Neukirchen-Vluyn 2015, ISBN 978-3-7887-2846-5 .
as (co) editor
  • Why in the world mission? Does mission destroy culture? , Liebenzeller Mission, Bad Liebenzell 1999, ISBN 978-3-88002-687-2 .
  • with Michael Herbst (Ed.): Talking about God crucified. How we can make Passion, Atonement, and Sacrifice understandable today. Brunnen, Giessen 2011, ISBN 978-3-7655-1486-9 .
  • with Michael Herbst, Markus Weimer (Ed.): Community 2.0 - Fresh forms for today's church. Neukirchener Verlagsgesellschaft, Neukirchen-Vluyn 2011, ISBN 978-3-7615-5886-7 .
  • with Benjamin Closer, Corinna Schubert, Markus Weimer: Handbook Baptism: Impulses for a milieu-sensitive baptism practice. Neukirchener Verlagsgesellschaft, Neukirchen-Vluyn 2013, ISBN 978-3-7887-2740-6 .
  • with Ulrich Heckel, Karen Hinrichs, Dan Peter (eds.): On the way to a milieu-sensitive church. The Sinus study "Evangelical in Baden and Württemberg" and its consequences for church fields of action. Neukirchener Verlagsgesellschaft, Neukirchen-Vluyn 2015, ISBN 978-3-7887-2924-0 .
  • with Benjamin Closer, Corinna Schubert, Markus Weimer (eds.): Handbuch Bestattung: Impulses for a milieu-sensitive church practice. Neukirchener Verlagsgesellschaft, Neukirchen-Vluyn 2015, ISBN 978-3-7887-2967-7 .
  • with Bodo Flaig: departure into the worlds of life. The ten Sinus-Milieus as target groups for church action , Springer Fachmedien, Wiesbaden 2019, ISBN 978-3-658-26297-6 .
  • with Benjamin Closer, Corinna Schubert, Patrick Todjeras and Markus Weimer (eds.): Handbuch milieusensible Kommunikation des Gospels. Reflections, dimensions, practical implementations (church and milieu; vol. 4), Vandenhoeck & Ruprecht, Göttingen 2019, ISBN 978-3-525-70277-2 .

Essays

  • with Michael Herbst , Johannes Zimmermann, Anna-Konstanze Schröder, Matthias Clausen : Ten theses on conversion. In: Anna-Konstanze Schröder, Johannes Zimmermann (ed.): How do adults find faith? Introduction and results of the Greifswald study. 2nd Edition. Aussaat, Neukirchen-Vluyn 2011, ISBN 978-3-7615-5888-1 , pp. 57-167.
  • Church distance or indifference? How the Church can benefit from the typology of lifeworld research. A critical comparison of the Sinus study for Baden-Württemberg with the 5th church membership study. In: Theological Contributions . Volume 45, 2014, pp. 284-303.

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Lecturer page of the theological seminar of the Liebenzeller Mission
  2. ↑ Hempelmann adopted after 23 years , idea.de, report from March 12, 2020.
  3. ^ New professorships at IHL , ihl.eu, notification from February 9, 2015.
  4. ↑ Hempelmann: Vita , eh-tabor.de, accessed on November 12, 2016.
  5. ↑ Lecturer at IGW , igw.edu, accessed on April 14, 2018.
personal data
SURNAME Hempelmann, Heinzpeter
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German Protestant theologian and philosopher
DATE OF BIRTH May 7, 1954
PLACE OF BIRTH Bonn