Joachim Krause (writer)

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Joachim Krause (* 1946 in Ehrenhain near Nobitz ) is a German chemist , theologian and non-fiction author .

Life

The father, Christian Krause, born in Meerane in 1914 , was a Protestant pastor and married Margarete Liebelt, born in 1915 in Ehrenhain , in April 1943 ( war wedding ). Joachim Krause was born in the Soviet zone of occupation in 1946 and from 1953 spent his “village childhood” in Schönberg near Meerane. After graduating from high school in Meerane, he studied chemistry at the Technical University of Dresden from 1965 , which he completed in 1970 as a graduate chemist. He then worked from 1970 to 1982 as a research assistant at the Central Office for Corrosion Protection in Dresden. At the same time he worked as a songwriter for GDR rock music groups such as Panta Rhei , Klaus-Lenz-Band , Horst-Krüger-Band and Puhdys . His last rock text was On some days' evening for the group Lift .

After 1978 he became involved in the church environmental movement in the GDR and completed a distance learning course in theology from 1979 to 1982 . In 1982 he moved with his wife and children to Schönberg, where his family had previously lived. From 1982 to 2010 he was then “Commissioner for Faith, Science and Environment” in the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Saxony .

Back in 2012, Joachim Krause wrote a treatise on Charles Darwin and his relationship to the Christian religion. He edited the diaries and correspondence of his parents and relatives from 1933 to the end of 1945 and published excerpts from them in 2016 under the title Stranger Parents . The translation rights for 2018, working title Onbekende Erfenis , were acquired by the Dutch publisher JM Meulenhoff . The author was awarded the Ur-Krostitzer Jahresring 2018 for the book in December 2018 .

In the monograph In Belief in God and Hitler , the author dealt with the current of German Protestantism " German Christians " from the Wieratal . For this book, Krause was awarded the 2nd prize at the Saxon State Prize for Local Research 2018 on October 26, 2018 .

Publications (selection)

Books
  • “In the evening of some days”. A search for traces in Central Germany . Wartburg Verlag, Weimar 2008, ISBN 978-3-86160-401-3 .
  • What Charles Darwin believed . Wartburg Verlag, Weimar 2012, ISBN 978-3-86160-251-4 .
  • The shift of the horizon. A search for clues in the appointment calendar . Experience report. Wartburg Verlag, Weimar 2014, ISBN 978-3-86160-265-1 .
  • (as Red. / Ed.): Foreign parents. Contemporary history in diaries and letters 1933–1945 . Sax Verlag, Markkleeberg 2016, ISBN 978-3-86729-177-4 .
    • Dutch translation: Onbekende erfenis. A family orlogsgeschiedenis in dagboeken en brieven: 1933–1945 . JM Meulenhoff, Amsterdam 2018, ISBN 978-90-290-9254-8 .
  • In faith in God and Hitler. The "German Christians" from the Wieratal and their triumphal march into the Reich from 1928 to 1945 . Sax Verlag, Markkleeberg 2018, ISBN 978-3-86729-212-2 .
Publications
  • "... not the last word". Nuclear energy in discussion . Kirchl. Research home, Wittenberg 1985.
  • Tips for environmentally friendly behavior in everyday life . Kirchl. Research home, Wittenberg 1985.
  • since 2003: Brochure series Schönberger Blätter with more than 80 titles.
  • I would die. Dying care, euthanasia, euthanasia. For discussions in parishes, hospitals, care facilities and educational institutions . Diaconal work of Ev.-Luth. Regional Church of Saxony, Diakonisches Amt, Radebeul 2004.

literature

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b Profile of Joachim Krause. Joachim Krause, accessed on March 2, 2018 .
  2. ↑ From Joachim Krause's beat and rock music years. Joachim Krause, accessed on March 2, 2018 .
  3. ↑ Jürgen Balitzki: Electra. Lift. Star combo Meißen: Stories from the Saxon threesome. Schwarzkopf & Schwarzkopf, Berlin 2001, ISBN 978-3-89602-323-0 , p. 311.
  4. ↑ Stefan Nölke: You can go the wrong way even if you have a good opinion! MDR Kultur - Das Radio, May 2, 2017, accessed on March 3, 2018 .
  5. ↑ Joachim Krause: Onbekende erfenis. JM Meulenhoff, April 23, 2018, accessed May 10, 2018 (Dutch).
  6. ↑ State Prize for Local Research: Winners have been determined , press release from October 25, 2018.
personal data
SURNAME Krause, Joachim
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German graduate chemist, theologian and writer
DATE OF BIRTH 1946
PLACE OF BIRTH Ehrenhain near Nobitz