Johannes Wirsching
Johannes Wirsching (born November 20, 1929 in Gumbinnen ; † March 13, 2004 in Berlin ) was a German Protestant theologian .
Wirsching already specialized in systematic theology during his studies at Heidelberg University . After receiving his doctorate (1960) with Edmund Schlink , whose assistant he was, he wrote numerous studies on systematics and dogmatics . From 1969 he worked as a lecturer at the University of Education in Freiburg , and since 1971 as a full professor. In 1973 he moved to the Church University of Berlin-Zehlendorf as a full professor for systematic theology . After the political change he moved to the Humboldt University in Berlin in 1993 . In 1998 he retired. In 2000 he was awarded the Hermann Sasse Prize .
He is buried in the Evangelical Churchyard Nikolassee .
Fonts (selection)
- God in history. Studies on the history of theology and the systematic foundation of Martin Kähler's theology , Munich 1963.
- What is Scriptural? Studies on the theology of the external biblical word , Gütersloh 1971.
- Learning objective belief. Introduction to Theology , Gütersloh 1976.
- Church and pseudo-church. Contours of Heresy, Göttingen 1990.
- Do not be afraid, just believe. Sermons , Frankfurt 1996.
- Faith in conflict. Selected articles and lectures , Vol. 1–3, Frankfurt 1988/1993/1999.
- I am leaving the church. From a theological correspondence , Waltrop 2000.
- Allah alone is God. On the challenge of the Christian world through Islam , Frankfurt 2002.
- Down there. Liebesnovelle , Neuendettelsau 2005.
editor
- Contexts. New contributions to historical and systematic theology (series editor)
- Living Dogma , Frankfurt 2004.
literature
- Kürschner's German Scholars Calendar , 18th Edition (2001), p. 3576
- Elke Axmacher / Klaus Schwarzwäller (ed.): Taught Faith. Festschrift for Johannes Wirsching on his 65th birthday , Frankfurt 1994.
Web links
- Literature by and about Johannes Wirsching in the catalog of the German National Library
personal data | |
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SURNAME | Wirsching, Johannes |
ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Wirsching, Johannes R. |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German Protestant theologian and university professor |
DATE OF BIRTH | November 20, 1929 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Gumbinnen |
DATE OF DEATH | March 13, 2004 |
Place of death | Berlin |