Karl Fezer

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Karl Fezer (born April 18, 1891 in Geislingen , † January 13, 1960 in Stuttgart ) was a German Protestant theologian , professor of practical theology and rector at the University of Tübingen .

Life

After his training, Fezer was first vicar in Echterdingen , then second parish priest in Stuttgart and Tübingen . From 1926 to 1959 he was Professor of Practical Theology at the University of Tübingen, from 1931 to 1956 at the same time as Ephorus of the Evangelical Monastery , and from 1933 to 1935 Rector of the University. In May 1933 he applied for membership in the NSDAP. In 1933 he took over the management of the German Christian Student Association (DCSV) . In 1933 Fezer was briefly a member of the German Christians , shop steward of the Faculty Day for negotiations on "church issues to be resolved" and a member of the interim management of the German Evangelical Church . Despite his closeness to National Socialism, Fezer sought, in cooperation with the Württemberg regional bishop Theophil Wurm, to protect the faculty and the monastery from Nazi and German-Christian attacks.

Act

Fezer's talent as a preacher was evident early on. In the ordinariate he was considered a “man of the word” who drew students far beyond Württemberg into his lectures and seminars. He imparted his own teaching on sermons in connection with the theology of Adolf Schlatter . After his commitment to National Socialism and membership of the German Christians, Fezer's effectiveness clearly lost credibility and attractiveness.

Fonts

  • The word of God and the sermon. A continuation of the principle homiletics based on the results of the new religious studies and systematic research. Stuttgart 1925.
  • The Lord and his church. Sermons. Stuttgart 1927 (further editions 1930 and 1935).

literature

  • Leonore Siegele-Wenschkewitz : The Evangelical Faculty of Tübingen in the early years of the Third Reich. I. Karl Fezer and the German Christians . In: Journal for Theology and Church, Supplement 4: Tübingen Theologians in the 20th Century . Mohr Siebeck Verlag , Tübingen 1978, DNB 780479793 , pp. 34-52.
  • Kurt Hennig : The boss. In memoriam Karl Fezer - Hebrews 13.7 . In: Newsletter of the Ev. Collection in Württemberg No. 22, August 1986, pp. 11-16.
  • Jörg Thierfelder : Karl Fezer . In: Siegfried Hermle , Raineränke , Albrecht Nuding (eds.): In the service of the people and the church, studies of theology during National Socialism, memories, representations, documents and reflections on the Tübingen monastery from 1930 to 1950 . Quell-Verlag, Stuttgart 1988, ISBN 3-7918-1407-9 , pp. 126-156.
  • Hans-Martin Müller : Karl Fezer . In: Rainer Jungs, Jörg Thierfelder (Ed.): We could not escape. Thirty portraits on the Church and National Socialism in Württemberg . Quell-Verlag, Stuttgart 1998, ISBN 3-7918-3187-9 , pp. 251-284.
  • Leonore Siegele-Wenschkewitz, Carsten Nicolaisen (ed.): Theological faculties in National Socialism (work on contemporary church history, series B, vol. 18), Vandenhoeck & Ruprecht , Göttingen 1993, ISBN 978-3-5255-5718-1
  • Kurt Meier : The Theological Faculties in the Third Reich , Walter de Gruyter, 2011, ISBN 978-3-1108-1474-3
  • Claudius Kienzle: Mentality shaping in social change: Evangelical pastors in a growth region of Württemberg in the early Federal Republic , Kohlhammer Verlag, 2012, ISBN 978-3-1702-3129-0

swell

  1. ^ Uwe Adam: University and National Socialism. The University of Tübingen in the Third Reich. Tübingen 1977, p. 38.

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personal data
SURNAME Fezer, Karl
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German Protestant theologian, professor of practical theology and rector of the University of Tübingen
DATE OF BIRTH April 18, 1891
PLACE OF BIRTH Geislingen an der Steige
DATE OF DEATH January 13, 1960
Place of death Stuttgart