Herbert Koch (theologian)

Herbert Koch (* 1942 ) is a German Protestant theologian and non-fiction author.

Life

After studying in Bethel , Heidelberg and Göttingen doctorate cook at Eduard Lohse Dr. theol. He took over positions as parish priest and was prison chaplain for eight years and later head of the industrial pastoral office and unemployment center in Hanover . Most recently, Koch was elected superintendent of the Wolfsburg church district.

Koch has stood out since 1988 with several essayistic non-fiction books on human rights and the Christian church, past and present.

Functions and memberships

• Member of the Church from Below Initiative
• Member of the Society for Faith Reform

Fonts (selection)

• God lives in a light ... Near death experiences as a challenge for theology . Gütersloher Verlagshaus , Gütersloh 2016, ISBN 978-3-579-08220-2 .
• Liberation of Faith - Necessary Reforms in Theology and Churches . Publik-Forum , Oberursel 2014, ISBN 978-3-88095-259-1 .
• Just believe - messages from Jesus of Nazareth . Publik-Forum, Oberursel 2012, ISBN 978-3-88095-226-3 .
• The sacrificed Jesus and Christian violence . Patmos-Verlag , Düsseldorf 2009, ISBN 978-3-491-72538-6 .
• Unity of the Church - Visiting a Utopia . Patmos-Verlag, Düsseldorf 2007, ISBN 978-3-491-70409-1 .
• The churches and their taboos - The denial of modernity . Patmos-Verlag, Düsseldorf 2006, ISBN 978-3-491-72498-3 .
• Two worlds? On the relationship between the world of work and the church . Social Science Study Society , Hanover 1992, ISBN 3-928488-02-3 .
• Beyond Punishment - Deliberations on Managing Crime . Mohr Siebeck Verlag , Tübingen 1988, ISBN 978-3-16-645408-5 .
• Divine service in prison (with P. Rassow and others) . Lutherisches Verlagshaus , Hanover 1984, ISBN 3-7859-0509-2 .

Web links

• Literature by and about Herbert Koch in the catalog of the German National Library
• Review of the sacrificed Jesus and Christian violence on Deutschlandradio Kultur on June 10, 2009, accessed on April 25, 2014
• Patmos-Verlag author's page

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Herbert Koch: Anyone born in prison loves prison . In: Correspondence in matters: prison system, legal cultures, criminal policy, human rights . Lit Verlag , Münster 2005, ISBN 3-8258-8658-1 ( limited preview in the Google book search).