Johannes Kuhn (theologian, 1924)

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Johannes Kuhn (born April 21, 1924 in Plauen ; † August 4, 2019 in Echterdingen ) was a German Protestant theologian and television pastor on ARD and ZDF .

Life

Kuhn learned the bakery trade and in February 1945, as a voluntary member of the Flieger-HJ, narrowly escaped the air raid on the city of Dresden. His wartime and post-war experience made him want to become a pastor. He studied Protestant theology in Barmen , Göttingen and Basel . After working as a parish and youth pastor in Bremerhaven , he came to Stuttgart in 1961 and worked there as a radio pastor for the Evangelical Church in Württemberg until his retirement in 1989 . Kuhn became known with his morning devotions on the radio of the Süddeutscher Rundfunk , in 1967/68 as quizmaster of the biblical ARD television series Die Reise nach Jerusalem and from 1978 to 1984 on ZDF through the television series Pastor Johannes Kuhn replies , a broadcast format that he replied to Adolf Sommerauer took over. From 1979 to 1997 he was a columnist for Sonntag Aktuell .

Kuhn was the author of short stories, radio plays, non-fiction books, radio features, television film scripts and wrote numerous journalistic works.

He was married to Henriette Kuhn. The couple had four children and lived in Leinfelden until 2018 .

Awards

In 1989 Kuhn received the Federal Cross of Merit 1st Class and in 1997 the Medal of Merit of the State of Baden-Württemberg .

Works (selection)

  • as ed. with Ottheinrich Knödler : Stations of life. Experiences of faith. Quell Verlag, Stuttgart 1981, ISBN 3-7918-2306-X (contributions were broadcast on the Süddeutscher Rundfunk Stuttgart as an evangelical morning celebration ).
  • Joy in the church. Quell Verlag, Stuttgart 1987, ISBN 3-7918-2602-6 .
  • Healing Encounters: Experiences of God in the Old and New Testament. Quell Verlag, Stuttgart 1991, ISBN 3-7918-2263-2 .
  • That's it - my life. Biographical Notes. Quell Verlag, Stuttgart 1996, ISBN 3-7918-1994-1 .
  • My life. Biographical notes by Johannes Kuhn. Kaufmann, Lahr 2005, ISBN 3-7806-5028-2 .

Web links

Wikiquote: Johannes Kuhn  - Quotes

Individual evidence

  1. ^ TV priest and author Johannes Kuhn died at the age of 95
  2. ↑ The Journey to Jerusalem: TV Series 1967–1968 , fernsehserien.de, accessed on July 7, 2015.
  3. ^ Pastor Kuhn answers: TV series 1978–1984 , fernsehserien.de, accessed on July 7, 2015.
  4. ↑ Johannes Kuhn will be 85 years old on April 21 ( memento from July 8, 2015 in the Internet Archive ), elk-wue.de, notification from April 15, 2009.
  5. ↑ Broadcasting pastor Johannes Kuhn died , elk-wue.de, message from August 7, 2019.
  6. ↑ Johannes Kuhn - The TV priest takes every day as a gift ( memento from September 24, 2015 in the Internet Archive ), schwaebische-post.de, message from April 20, 2004.
personal data
SURNAME Kuhn, Johannes
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German theologian and television pastor
DATE OF BIRTH April 21, 1924
PLACE OF BIRTH Plauen
DATE OF DEATH 4th August 2019
Place of death Real things