Magnus Malm
Magnus Malm (born December 26, 1951 in Rogberga, Jönköping ) is a Swedish Christian editor , publicist and head of retreats.
Live and act
Malm was the editor of the Christian magazine Nytt Liv in Sweden and the founder of the publishing house. After a personal crisis, he retired for a sabbatical year and today leads retreats in various centers of the Lutheran Church of Sweden . Malm lives near Alingsås near Gothenburg .
Works
God doesn't need heroes
His best-known work God doesn't need heroes appeared in 1997 in German. In it he showed that narcissism , as already described by Christopher Lasch in 1979, is also widespread among Christians and Christian leaders. Such persons have a dissolved and insecure ego, which is why they have to be so fixated on themselves. They pay more attention to image and appearance than to substance and reality, they are dependent on the applause of others and their goal is above all their own satisfaction. On the other hand, as a beloved of God, one reflects his love and receives from him a stable identity and can serve other people without a purpose. The main task of a pastor is not to preach, but to listen to the word of God. That is why regular times of listening, quiet and calm are so important. God wants from us primarily love, loyalty and honesty and not performance and success, because ultimately he and not we are responsible for the results.
Publications
Malm has written several books, some of which have also been translated into German, in which he reflected on his life and beliefs and made them usable for others.
- Tips for house groups . Brockhaus, Wuppertal 1990, ISBN 978-3-789-33416-0 .
- God doesn't need heroes. Collaborator between role and truthfulness , SCM R. Brockhaus, Wuppertal 1997, several editions until 2015, ISBN 978-3-417-24404-5 .
- Strong God - Desperate Church? Experiencing God in a weak church , Brockhaus, Wuppertal 2000, ISBN 978-3-417-24419-9 .
- Farewell to Babel. How healing boundaries preserve us , SCM R. Brockhaus , Wuppertal 2002, ISBN 978-3-417-24451-9 .
- God's heroes see further. How false images rule us , SCM R. Brockhaus, Wuppertal 2008, ISBN 978-3-417-26229-2 .
- Serve in freedom. Guiding in the footsteps of Jesus , SCM R.Brockhaus, Wuppertal 2020, ISBN 978-3-417-26948-2 .
Awards
- 2000: "Emmaus Prize" from the Norwegian Publishers' Association and the Norwegian Booksellers Association
- 2006: " CS Lewis Prize " from Libris Media AB and the CS Lewis Company
Web links
- Literature by and about Magnus Malm in the catalog of the German National Library
- About the awarding of the CS Lewis Prize to Malm (Swedish)
- Lecture 2017 by Magnus Malm in Swedish on YouTube
Individual evidence
- ↑ Magnus Malm at SCM
- ↑ Magnus Malm: God does not need heroes , SCM R. Brockhaus, Wuppertal 1997, ISBN 978-3-417-24404-5 , pp. 11-141
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Malm, Magnus |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Malm, Magnus Sigurd |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Swedish Christian publicist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | December 26, 1951 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Rogberga, Jonkoping |