Herbert Werner (theologian)

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Herbert Werner (born March 24, 1902 in Birkenfeld / Thuringia ; † May 16, 1992 in Waldsolms ) was a German Evangelical Lutheran pastor , member of the Confessing Church (BK), persecuted by the Nazi regime and professor of practical theology .

Life

Werner studied Protestant theology after obtaining his university entrance qualification . After passing the exam, he was accepted into the vicariate of the Thuringian Evangelical Church and ordained pastor on September 22, 1929 . In 1934 he became pastor of the parish Kosma and the Confessing Church and its closed Dahlemitischen branch and joined the Pastors at. His friends were Helmut Gollwitzer and Erwin Groß . Because of his critical attitude towards the Nazi regime, he had several hard arguments with his German-Christian church leadership. Because he was denied another job in Thuringia, he went to Württemberg in 1939 . In 1941 he became a pastor in Stuttgart-Zuffenhausen .

After the liberation from the Nazi regime , he received his doctorate in theology . In 1962 he was appointed full professor for Protestant theology and didactics of the doctrine of the faith at the University of Frankfurt / Main , Department of Education .

In addition to his work as a university lecturer, he became known in 1949 as a co-founder and one of the editors of the BK magazine “ The Voice of the Community ”.

Fonts

  • The problem of the Protestant church building and its solutions in Thuringia. Klotz, Gotha 1933.
  • Church? - no time! A. Wallmann, Leipzig [1936].
  • Ceremony or church service? A. Wallmann, Leipzig [1936].
  • Together with Wilhelm Rott : My protection that I will not fall. The Rufer-Verlag, Wuppertal-Barmen [1939].
  • Together with Wilhelm Rott: I'll call you in an emergency, you want to answer me. The Rufer-Verlag, Wuppertal-Barmen [1939].
  • Praise the Lord my soul. Evangelisches Verlagswerk, Stuttgart 1950.
  • Come on, holy spirit. Evangelisches Verlagswerk, Stuttgart 1950.
  • Abraham. Vandenhoeck and Ruprecht, Göttingen 1965.
  • Jonah. Vandenhoeck and Ruprecht, Göttingen 1966.
  • Joseph. Vandenhoeck and Ruprecht, Göttingen 1967.
  • Amos. Vandenhoeck and Ruprecht, Göttingen 1969.
  • Primordial Aspects of Human Life. Vandenhoeck and Ruprecht, Göttingen 1971.

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b The minutes of the Council of the Evangelical Church in Germany. Vandenhoeck & Ruprecht, 1995, ISBN 978-3-52555763-1 , p. 511. limited preview in Google book search
  2. ^ Hermann August Ludwig Degener: Who is who? Schmidt-Römhild, 1971 limited preview in the Google book search
personal data
SURNAME Werner, Herbert
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German Protestant theologian and university professor
DATE OF BIRTH March 24, 1902
PLACE OF BIRTH Birkenfeld , Thuringia
DATE OF DEATH May 16, 1992
Place of death Waldsolms