Karl Herbst (Author)

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Karl Herbst (born September 20, 1916 ; † May 17, 2004 in Düsseldorf ) was a German Catholic book author.

Life

After studying theology at the Papal Athenaeum Sant'Anselmo and the University of Würzburg, Herbst worked as a pastor in the GDR from 1949 to 1971 . In 1958 he created an “ecumenical circle of letters” in the GDR with the Protestant pastor Günter Loske , from which his book Beyond All Claims emerged . Herbst lived in Düsseldorf from 1978 until his death. He was buried in Leipzig, in the grave of the Leipzig Oratorians , on May 21st.

Works

  • The unfaithful. A passion of the disciples in five acts. Höfling, Munich 1952.
  • The waiting. A game by the foolish and wise virgins. St. Benno Verlag, Leipzig 1959.
  • Who helps Boniface? A bonus game for 4 boys with the community. St. Benno Verlag, Leipzig 1961.
  • Beyond all claims. New ecumenical perspectives. Pfeiffer, Munich 1972, ISBN 3-7904-0056-4 .
  • What did Jesus himself want? Pre-Church Words of Jesus in the Gospels. 2 volumes. Patmos, Düsseldorf 1979/1981, ISBN 3-491-77372-5 , ISBN 3-491-77226-5 .
  • The real Jesus. The totally different image of God. Walter, Olten / Freiburg im Breisgau 1988, ISBN 3-530-34551-2 .
  • Criminal case Golgotha. The Vatican, the Turin Shroud and the real Jesus. Econ, Düsseldorf / Vienna / New York / Moscow 1992, ISBN 3-430-14355-1 .

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Martin Höllen: Loyal distance? Catholicism and Church Politics in the Soviet Zone and GDR. A historical overview in documents. Volume 2, self-published, Berlin 1997, p. 132.
  2. ^ Obituary , website of the Halle action group, accessed on September 20, 2014.
personal data
SURNAME Autumn, Karl
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German Catholic book author
DATE OF BIRTH September 20, 1916
DATE OF DEATH May 17, 2004
Place of death Dusseldorf