Martin Albertz

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Martin Albertz (born May 7, 1883 in Halle (Saale) ; † December 29, 1956 in Berlin ) was a Protestant theologian and resistance fighter against the Nazi regime .

Life

He was the son of the secret consistorial councilor Hugo Albertz. In 1910 Albertz became pastor in Stampen bei Oels (Silesia, today: Stępin, rural community Długołęka , Powiat Wrocławski , Lower Silesian Voivodeship ) and in 1921 director of studies at the newly founded preacher's seminary in the Johannesstift Berlin-Spandau , which was moved to Stettin- Kückenmühle in 1923 . After that he was superintendent in Soldin (Neumark) for a few years .

From 1931 to 1953 Albertz was pastor at the St. Nikolai Church in Berlin-Spandau and at the same time superintendent of the Spandau church district . From 1933 he became involved in the opposition Confessing Church in opposition to the German Christians who were loyal to the regime and , as a resolute opponent of the Nazi regime and its ideology, was a key figure in the Confessing Church. It is possible that his orientation as a Reformed theologian encouraged his critical stance, while the German Lutherans traditionally had stronger ties to the authorities.

Two other pastors of the Nikolaigemeinde also belonged to the Confessing Church, the other two pastors and the ¾ majority of the parish council of the Nikolaigemeinde were on the opposite side. There was heated debate over sermon plans, room allocation and pastors' responsibilities for different parts of the community. The BK pastors were reported and interrogated several times; they had to accept disciplinary measures from both the church leadership and the state authorities, such as occasional dismissal or imprisonment. The Protestants in Spandau fought over Pastor Albertz for ten years. From 1934 to 1936 and from 1938 to 1945 he was banned from preaching in the Nikolaikirche, so that he and the confessional congregation had to resort to "emergency quarters", and he was continuously relieved of his office as superintendent. DC pastors, “Frauenhilfe” and the parish council called for Albertz to be transferred instead of a mere leave of absence; conversely, the Confessing Christians repeatedly called for his reinstatement with signature lists and petitions. When he was allowed to officiate as pastor again in the spring of 1936 (neither as superintendent nor as managing pastor), 650 to 700 parishioners came to his first service on April 5, 1936.

In the Confessing Church of Berlin and Brandenburg, Martin Albertz was in charge of the illegal pastor's examination system, which challenged the official church's monopoly on training and examinations. In 1936 Martin Albertz was elected to the second provisional church leadership of the Confessing Church at the Confessing Synod in Bad Oeynhausen. In 1937 he was one of those who signed the declaration of the 96 Protestant church leaders against Alfred Rosenberg because of his writing Protestant Rome Pilgrims .

In 1946 Albertz became a lecturer in New Testament theology at the Church University in Berlin, founded by the Confessing Church, and professor for Reformed theology at Humboldt University .

In the last years of his life he devoted himself to his studies, especially in New Testament theology, provided that his numerous offices in church and ecumenism (including the Reformed World Federation ) gave him time to do so. One of his most important works was also created, "The Message of the New Testament".

Half-brother of Martin Albertz was the theologian and politician Heinrich Albertz .

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Individual evidence

  1. ^ Hans-Rainer Sandvoss : Resistance in Spandau . ( Resistance in Berlin from 1933 to 1945. German Resistance Memorial Center ) Berlin 1988, ISSN 0175-3592, p. 102.
  2. ^ Hans-Rainer Sandvoss: Resistance in Spandau . ( Resistance in Berlin from 1933 to 1945. German Resistance Memorial Center ) Berlin 1988, ISSN 0175-3592, pp. 102–114.
  3. ^ Hans-Rainer Sandvoss: Resistance in Spandau . ( Resistance in Berlin from 1933 to 1945. German Resistance Memorial Center ) Berlin 1988, ISSN 0175-3592, p. 102.
  4. ↑ Friedrich Siegmund-Schultze (Ed.): Ecumenical Yearbook 1936–1937 . Max Niehans, Zurich 1939, pp. 240–247.
personal data
SURNAME Albertz, Martin
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German theologian
DATE OF BIRTH May 7, 1883
PLACE OF BIRTH Halle (Saale)
DATE OF DEATH December 29, 1956
Place of death Berlin