Jörg Erb

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Jörg Erb (born October 20, 1899 in Kurzell bei Lahr ; † May 12, 1975 in Freiburg im Breisgau ) was a German religious educator and Christian author . His book Shield of Faith. Stories of the Old and New Testament Bible determined a generation of students after the Second World War, both in church religious instruction at public schools in the Federal Republic of Germany and in Christian teaching in the German Democratic Republic .

Life

In 1924, after his training to become a primary school teacher, which was temporarily interrupted by the First World War, he married Frieda Pfander, with whom he had three children. The eldest son died as a Wehrmacht soldier in World War II. The daughter joined the Evangelical Sisterhood of Mary in Darmstadt .

Professionally, Jörg Erb worked as a primary and secondary school teacher and later as head of the primary and secondary school in Hinterzarten in the Black Forest.

plant

For Jörg Erb's life, Johann Peter Hebel was the model of storytelling, which made biblical figures, people from church history and legendary figures accessible .

Theologically and ecclesiastically, Erb was mainly influenced by Wilhelm Stählin , who also introduced him to the Evangelical Michael Brotherhood of the Berneuchen movement . Singing , youth and liturgical movements gave Erbs work the central stimuli and shaped his evangelical faith. In the Evangelical Hymn book (regional part Rhineland - Westphalia - Lippe No. 668) the song "Geht der Tag Quiet Quietly End" is printed, to which Erb wrote the verses 2 and 3.

He worked with the illustrator Paula Jordan .

criticism

The 1933 occurred in the Nazi Jörg Erb is accused, in particular in collaboration with the illustrator Paula Jordan in "shield of faith" the image of a arisiert de Jesus and his disciples to have continued in the post-war German society.

Works

  • The grace period, Kassel 1928
  • The door of heaven. German children's prayers from five centuries, Kassel 1930
  • The Kirchweg. From pious custom in house and community, Munich 1935
  • Our Savior. His life, told according to the four Gospels, Kassel 1935
  • Flower legends. Taken from old sources and retold. With pictures by Paula Jordan, Kassel 1939
  • Shield of faith. Stories of the Old and New Testament Bible. With pictures by Paula Jordan, Kassel 1941
  • Animal legends. Taken from old sources and retold. With pictures by Paula Jordan, Kassel 1949
  • In God's hands. Hugo Specht in memory, Karlsruhe 1951
  • The cloud of witnesses. Reader for an evangelical calendar of names, Vols. I – IV, Kassel 1951–1963
  • Praise God. Spiritual children's songs, Kassel 1952
  • The mother-born. German sagas, Kassel 1953
  • The Good Shepherd. An exercise in the Christian faith and in the Christian life. With pictures by Christian Rietschel, Kassel 1958
  • Patience and Faith of the Saints. The figures of the Evangelical Name Calendar, Kassel 1965
  • I stick with it. Stories from real life, Lahr 1966
  • I don't regret it. Stories from real life, Lahr 1968
  • Still I stay with you. A sick greeting, Lahr 1978

literature

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ taz from December 25, 2018: Nazi bells and NS church buildings , accessed on July 23, 2019
personal data
SURNAME Erb, Jörg
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Religious educator and Christian author
DATE OF BIRTH October 20, 1899
PLACE OF BIRTH Shortly from Lahr
DATE OF DEATH May 12, 1975
Place of death Freiburg in Breisgau