Karl-Heinz Bormuth

Karl-Heinz Bormuth (born August 7, 1929 - † February 10, 2020 in Marburg ) was a German Protestant theologian , teacher, founder and long-time director of the Marburg Bible Seminary (MBS).

Live and act

Karl-Heinz Bormuth completed a degree in English , Protestant theology and pedagogy in Marburg . He then worked as a teacher at the grammar school in Bad Arolsen and in 1964 he moved to the German Social Diaconal Association (DGD) in Marburg. As a speaker and educator, he was in charge of the associated deaconess mother house in Hebron in Marburg-Wehrda for four years. In 1968 he moved to the headquarters of the DGD in Marburg to teach human sciences at the Protestant University of Tabor , among other things . In November 1971 he founded the Marburg Bibelseminar as a training facility for volunteers, which he headed until his retirement in 1996. He developed the program from initially several weeks of courses to a three-year Bible school education, which qualified for the officially recognized qualification as a youth consultant. At the pietistic training facility, now known as MBS, students are trained as state-approved educators as well as church-recognized community educators. In 1974 he founded the Marburg Nursing College, which he also directed.

He was a member of the Gnadau Theological Working Group and worked on the Elberfeld Bible with explanations.

Bormuth was married to the writer Lotte Bormuth from 1957 . The two have five children. The couple also became known through the Christmas party for the lonely and homeless, which they organized for over 50 years in the rooms of the Evangelical Community of Marburg-Süd and which has up to 170 visitors. Until 2017 they ran camps together across Germany.

Awards

In 2015, Bormuth and his wife, the writer Lotte Bormuth, were honored with the Historic City Seal of the City of Marburg, among other things for their commitment to caring for the poor and the homeless.

Publications

• Old commandments and new morals , Verlag der Francke-Buchhandlung , Marburg an der Lahn 1972, ISBN 978-3-920345-34-5 .
• ... like a friend on the way. Discoveries in the Psalms (for the 100th anniversary of the German Social Diaconal Association in October 1999), Francke-Verlag, Marburg 2000, ISBN 978-3-86122-444-0 .
• Only God can do that. Discoveries in the Markus Gospel (devotions), Francke-Verlag, Marburg 2000, ISBN 978-3-86122-480-8 .

as a co-author

• with Kurt Heimbucher (ed.): God for the world ... we will pass it on! A contribution to the question of evangelism , Gnadauer Verlag, Denkendorf 1977, ISBN 978-3-87262-006-4 .
• with Klaus Meiß (Hrsg.): Gottesdienst (series: Pro ekklesia. The community of God. Contributions to theology and community building), Francke-Verlag, Marburg 1991, ISBN 978-3-88224-895-1 .
• with Christoph Morgner and Theo Schneider: Markus Gospel. Biblical Discussion Help 1/96 (series: Life from the Word - Gnadauer Bibellese: Bible in Conversation), Gnadauer Verlag, Dillenburg 1996.
• with Lotte Bormuth : Great moments of faith (from the life of Dietrich Bonhoeffer, Vincent van Gogh, Martin Buber and others), Francke-Verlag, Marburg 2005, ISBN 978-3-86122-775-5 .
• Luther and the German language . In: Christoph Morgner (Ed.): Ink, Theses, Temperaments. A reader on the trail of Martin Luther , Brunnen Verlag, Gießen 2016, ISBN 978-3-7655-2064-8 .

Lexical contributions

Article in: ELThG2 - Volume 1: Evangelical Lexicon for Theology and Congregation , new edition 2017, ISBN 978-3-417-26801-0 .

• Adiaphora
• Curse / curse III

Essays

• with Helmut Burkhardt , John Stott and Peter Beyerhaus : The Lausanne commitment. Documentation. Lausanne 1974 . In: theological contributions. 5th year 6–74. Brockhaus, Wuppertal 1974.
• Diaconal gifts . In: Kurt Heimbucher (Ed.): One grace, many gifts. Contributions to the biblical testimony of the gracious gifts , Gnadauer Verlag, Denkendorf 1980, ISBN 978-3-87262-010-1 . * The hour of God . In: Vote high. Festschrift for the 80th birthday of Pastor Theo Wendel , Francke-Verlag, Marburg 2006, ISBN 978-3-86122-854-7 .
• Watch the people in the mouth. Martin Luther and the German language . In: Christoph Morgner (Ed.): Ink, Theses, Temperaments. A reader in the footsteps of Martin Luther , Brunnen-Verlag, Gießen 2016, ISBN 978-3-7655-2064-8 .

Web links

• Literature by and about Karl-Heinz Bormuth in the catalog of the German National Library

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Theo Wendel: One person sets the course. Experiences and knowledge from the service time in the German Community Diakonieverband , Verlag der Francke-Buchhandlung, Marburg an der Lahn 2008, ISBN 978-3-86827-038-9 , p. 13.
2. ↑ German Community Diakonieverband: Geschichte , dgd.org, accessed on February 22, 2020.
3. ↑ History of MBS , mbs-bibelseminar.de, accessed on February 22 2020th
4. ^ Speaker Karl-Heinz Bormuth: page 45 , diakonissenmutterhaus-elbingerode.de, events 2014.
5. ^ Bormuth: Member of the Gnadauer Theological Working Group (p. 8) , gnadauer.de, paper from March 6, 2001.
6. ↑ Collaborator on the Elberfeld Bible with explanations (p. 17) , cbuch.de, extract from the 5th edition 2013.
7. ^ Director Karl-Heinz Bormuth is 90 , idea.de, notification from August 7, 2019.
8. ↑ Lisa Rossmann: Awards at celebration for volunteers , op-marburg.de, article from September 30, 2015.
9. ↑ Former director Karl-Heinz Bormuth died at the age of 90 , idea.de, message from February 14, 2020.