Helmut Schwier

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Helmut Schwier (born December 23, 1959 in Minden ) is a German Protestant theologian and since 2001 professor of New Testament and practical theology at the Ruprecht-Karls-Universität Heidelberg .

Helmut Schwier

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After graduating from high school in Minden , Helmut Schwier studied Protestant theology at the Bethel Church University and at the University of Heidelberg. In September 1984 he passed his first theological examination at the examination office of the Evangelical Church of Westphalia. In 1988 he received his doctorate with a thesis on the destruction of the Jerusalem Temple (70 AD) under Gerd Theißen in Heidelberg . This was followed by practical work as vicar and pastor in Herford from 1988 to 1996 . In 1991 the second exam and ordination followed. During the Herford period, in addition to church work, ecumenism was the main focusin the framework of the Working Group of Christian Churches (ACK) in the center, and from 1995 to 1999 a lecturer in liturgy at the University of Church Music in Herford . From 1996 to 1999 Schwier was a research assistant for practical theology at the Church University of Bethel, where he completed his habilitation in 2000 with a study on the reform of the agenda of the Evangelical Church.

From 1999 to 2001 he was a councilor in the church chancellery of the Evangelical Church of the Union (Berlin) in the study office of the Leuenberg Church Fellowship / Community of Evangelical Churches in Europe. Here he organized u. a. the international doctrinal discussion groups “Church and Israel” and “Law and Gospel” and, together with the staff, the general assembly of the Leuenberg Church Fellowship in Belfast in 2001.

In October 2001 he became professor for New Testament and practical theology at the Ruprecht-Karls-Universität Heidelberg and also teaches homiletics at the Preachers' Seminar of the Badische Landeskirche. From 2004 to 2006 he was dean of the theological faculty. Since 2003 he has been an honorary university preacher at the Heidelberg University Church ( Peterskirche ) and is responsible u. a. the university church services , but also the contemporary church window project by Johannes Schreiter , which was completed in 2012 .

The focus of research and effectiveness is on the connections between exegesis , hermeneutics and homiletics , empiricism and sermon , homiletics and liturgy within the framework of a practical theology related to the communication and celebration of the Gospel, as well as between art and the church. Difficult is a member of various academic and church bodies, including a. in the Ecumenical Working Group of Protestant and Catholic Theologians , the Societas Homiletica and in the Liturgical Conference of Germany . From 2017-2019 he was deputy chairman, since 2019 chairman of the Evangelical Theological Faculty Day.

Helmut Schwier has been married since 1987 and has two daughters.

Publications (selection)

  • Temple and Temple Destruction. Investigations into the theological and ideological factors in the first Jewish-Roman war (66–74 AD) ; NTOA 11; Freiburg / Göttingen 1989.
  • The renewal of the agenda. On the creation and conception of the Evangelical Worship Book ; Leiturgia.NF, Volume 3; Hanover 2000.
  • Church and Israel. A contribution of the Reformation churches of Europe to the relationship between Christians and Jews / Church and Israel. A Contribution from the Reformation Churches in Europe to the Relationship between Christians and Jews (= Leuenberger Texte 6). ed. on behalf of the Executive Committee of the Leuenberg Church Fellowship. Frankfurt / M. 2001, 2nd edition 2001.
  • The sermon of the Old Testament. Contributions to the symposium "The Old Testament and Modern Culture" on the occasion of the 100th birthday of Gerhard von Rad (1901–1971) Heidelberg, 18. – 21. October 2001 ; jointly ed. with Wallace J. Alston and Christian Möller; ATM 16; Münster et al. 2003; ISBN 3-8258-5463-9
  • Pulpit, cross and camera. Impulses for worship and sermon ; together with Charlotte Magin; Contributions to liturgy and spirituality, 12; Leipzig: Evangelische Verlagsanstalt 2005, 2 2007; ISBN 3-374-02256-1
  • Open. Space and Word in the Heidelberg University Church ; as editor; Frankfurt am Main 2006.
  • Practical theology. A history of theory and problems ; jointly ed. with Christian Grethlein; APrTh 33; Leipzig 2007.
  • Pulpit, cross and camera specifically. A service program from Heidelberg ; jointly ed. with Charlotte Magin; Contributions to liturgy and spirituality, 20; Leipzig 2008; ISBN 978-3-374-02646-3
  • Listen to the sermon. Findings and results of the Heidelberg survey on sermon reception ; together with Sieghard Gall; Heidelberg studies on sermon research, 1; Berlin 2008; ISBN 978-3-8258-0564-7
  • Celebrate worship. On the future of agenda work in the Protestant churches ; jointly ed. with Michael Meyer-Blanck and Klaus Raschzok on behalf of the Liturgical Conference; Gütersloh 2009; ISBN 978-3-579-08094-9
  • New Testament border crossings. Symposium on the critical reception of Gerd Theissen's work ; jointly ed. with Peter Lampe; NTOA 75; Göttingen 2010; ISBN 978-3-525-53393-2
  • Creation: believe - praise - act. Sermons and reflections on nature and creation ; jointly ed. with Michael Welker; Impulses from the Heidelberg University Church, 1; Heidelberg 2010.
  • Encounters, expulsions, wars. Memorial book on the history of Heidelberg University ; ed. on behalf of the Protestant University Community of Heidelberg; Heidelberg: Winter, 2011; ISBN 978-3-8253-5906-5
  • Between folly and wisdom ; as editor; Impulses from the Heidelberg University Church, 2; Heidelberg: Winter, 2011; ISBN 978-3-8253-5958-4
  • He is our peace ; as editor; Reading Sermons, Text Series IV, Vol. 2 (Trinity to the last Sunday of the church year 2012); Leipzig 2012; ISBN 978-3-374-03100-9
  • He is our peace ; as editor; Reading sermons, text series V, vol. 1 (1st Advent 2012 to Whit Monday 2013); Leipzig 2012; ISBN 978-3-374-03100-9
  • Need to believe. Heidelberg contributions to the Heidelberg Catechism ; jointly ed. with Hans-Georg Ulrichs; Impulses from the Heidelberg University Church, 3; Heidelberg 2012; ISBN 978-3-8253-6131-0
  • Hearing sermons in a denominational comparison ; together with Sieghard Gall; Heidelberg Studies on Sermon Research, 2; Berlin 2013; ISBN 978-3-643-11976-6
  • He is our peace ; as editor; Reading sermons, text series V, vol. 2 (Trinity to the last Sunday of the 2013 church year); Leipzig 2013; ISBN 978-3-374-03129-0
  • The window cycle by Johannes Schreiter in the Peterskirche Heidelberg , Schnell Art Guide No. 2826, Regensburg 2013, ISBN 978-3-7954-6955-9
  • Messages from light and glass. The window cycle by Johannes Schreiter in the Heidelberg University Church ; as editor; With a foreword by Johannes Schreiter, Schnell und Steiner publishing house, Regensburg 2013, ISBN 978-3-7954-2776-4
  • He is our peace ; as editor; Reading sermons, text series VI, vol. 1 (1st Advent 2013 to Whit Monday 2014); Leipzig 2013; ISBN 978-3-374-03391-1
  • He is our peace ; as editor; Reading Sermons, Text Series VI, Vol. 2 (Trinity to the last Sunday of the 2014 church year); Leipzig 2014; ISBN 978-3-374-03771-1
  • He is our peace ; as editor; Reading Sermons, Text Series I, Vol. 1 (1st Advent 2014 to Whit Monday 2015); Leipzig 2014; ISBN 978-3-374-03915-9
  • Preaching Easter ; as editor; Sermon recommendations Vol. 1, LIT Verlag, Berlin 2015; ISBN 978-3-643-12979-6
  • He is our peace ; as editor; Reading Sermons, Text Series I, Vol. 2 (Trinity to the last Sunday of the 2015 church year); Leipzig 2015; ISBN 978-3-374-03943-2
  • He is our peace ; as editor; Reading Sermons, Text Series II, Vol. 1 (1st Advent 2015 to Whit Monday 2016); Leipzig 2015; ISBN 978-3-374-04136-7
  • Ethical and Political Sermon. Contributions to a homiletic challenge ; as editor; Ev. Publishing House, Leipzig 2015; ISBN 978-3-374-04184-8
  • He is our peace ; as editor; Reading Sermons, Text Series II, Vol. 2 (Trinity to the last Sunday of the 2016 church year); Leipzig 2016; ISBN 978-3-374-04274-6
  • He is our peace ; as editor; Reading sermons, text series III, vol. 1 (1st Advent 2016 to Whit Monday 2017); Leipzig 2016; ISBN 978-3-374-04523-5
  • ... where the gospel is taught and preached. Sermons in Reformation responsibility ; jointly ed. with Hans-Georg Ulrichs; Impulses from the Heidelberg University Church, 5; Heidelberg 2017; ISBN 978-3-8253-6691-9
  • He is our peace ; as editor; Reading Sermons, Text Series III, Vol. 2 (Trinity to the last Sunday of the 2017 church year); Leipzig 2017; ISBN 978-3-374-04891-5
  • He is our peace ; as editor; Reading sermons, text series IV, vol. 1 (1st Advent 2017 to Whit Monday 2018); Leipzig 2017; ISBN 978-3-374-05020-8
  • Preach, pray and celebrate with Bach. Cantata services through the church year ; jointly ed. with Jochen Arnold , Anne Gidion, Kathrin Oxen; Leipzig 2018; ISBN 978-3-374-05337-7
  • He is our peace ; as editor; Reading sermons, text series I, vol. 1 (1st Advent 2018 to Whit Monday 2019); Leipzig 2018; ISBN 978-3-374-05689-7
  • He is our peace ; as editor; Reading Sermons, Text Series I, Vol. 2 (Trinity until the last Sunday of the 2019 church year); Leipzig 2019; ISBN 978-3-374-05902-7
  • He is our peace ; as editor; Reading Sermons, Text Series II, Vol. 1 (1st Advent 2019 to Whit Monday 2020); Leipzig 2019; ISBN 978-3-374-06282-9
  • God's philanthropy and the festival of life. Contributions to the liturgical and homiletic communication of the Gospel ; Leipzig 2019; ISBN 978-3-374-06380-2

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Individual evidence

  1. ↑ People , Peterskirche (Heidelberg)
personal data
SURNAME Difficult, Helmut
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German theologian and university professor
DATE OF BIRTH December 23, 1959
PLACE OF BIRTH Minden