Karl Herbert (theologian)
Karl Herbert (born July 14, 1907 in Frankfurt am Main , † August 2, 1995 in Seeheim-Jugenheim ) was a German Protestant theologian.
Life
Herbert studied theology and art history in Tübingen , Erlangen and Berlin . From 1932 to 1950 he was pastor in Oberhörlen in the Biedenkopf district. In 1933 he joined the Confessing Church . In 1950 the Synod of the Evangelical Church in Hesse and Nassau (EKHN) elected him provost for North Nassau, and in 1964 he was deputy church president Wolfgang Sucker . He remained in that position until his retirement in 1972.
In his publications, Karl Herbert dealt with the history of the Evangelical Churches in Hesse during the time of National Socialism and with contemporary theological issues. He was the recipient of the Great Cross of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany (1973) and an honorary doctorate from the Evangelical Theological Faculty of the University of Mainz , where he held a lectureship on contemporary church history until his death. Karl Herbert died after a short, serious illness after completing his history of the EKHN since 1945 "through ups and downs". The Propst-Herbert-Haus in Selters / Westerwald commemorates him .
The EKHN praised Karl Herbert as a person of great importance for the development of the EKHN. He was instrumental in drafting the EKHN church ordinance. From the experience of the church struggle against National Socialism , he insisted that the EKHN be rebuilt after the war on the basis of the parishes. The connection between theology and global responsibility was also important to him. As provost for North Nassau and also as deputy church president, Karl Herbert gave the church theological impetus. He participated in the " Leuenberg Agreement ". In 1974, for the first time since the Reformation, it laid the foundation for overcoming the division between the European Evangelical Churches. In the field of mission and ecumenism he got involved in the 1970s and looked for contacts in Eastern Europe in order to communicate with the churches there.
literature
- Reiner Braun: HERBERT, Karl. In: Biographisch-Bibliographisches Kirchenlexikon (BBKL). Volume 20, Bautz, Nordhausen 2002, ISBN 3-88309-091-3 , Sp. 730-734.
Web links
- Literature by and about Karl Herbert in the catalog of the German National Library
Individual evidence
- ↑ Announcement of awards of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany. In: Federal Gazette . Vol. 25, No. 103, June 5, 1973.
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Herbert, Karl |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German Protestant theologian |
| DATE OF BIRTH | July 14, 1907 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Frankfurt am Main |
| DATE OF DEATH | August 2, 1995 |
| Place of death | Seeheim-Jugenheim |