Martin Friedrich

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Martin Friedrich (born October 27, 1957 in Dortmund ) is a German Protestant theologian. Since 2002 he has been working as a study secretary at the Community of Evangelical Churches in Europe .

Education and activity

Friedrich studied Protestant theology at the Universities of Bochum and Münster and in 1986 in Bochum Dr. theol. PhD. He then worked as a vicar and pastor in various parishes and was ordained in the Evangelical Church of Westphalia in 1990 . From 1993 to 2002 he worked in the project Edition of Philipp Jakob Spener's letters at the Ruhr University Bochum, where he qualified as a professor in 1996 in the subject of church history . Since 2002 he has been part of the office of the Community of Evangelical Churches in Europe and, as Secretary of Studies, is primarily responsible for internal Protestant doctrinal discussions and interdenominational dialogues. In 2003 the University of Bochum awarded him the title of "Extraordinary Professor" (apl. Prof. ). He is a regular lecturer at the Elstal Theological University .

In his publications, Friedrich deals primarily with topics from modern church history as well as ecumenical theology and denominational studies .

Fonts (selection)

  • Between defense and conversion. The position of German Protestant theology on Judaism in the 17th century (= contributions to historical theology 72). Mohr, Tübingen 1988. ISBN 3-16-145318-2 (also Diss. Theol. Bochum 1986).
  • The Prussian regional church in Vormärz. Evangelical church policy under the Eichhorn Ministry (1840–1848) . Spenner, Waltrop 1994. ISBN 3-927718-58-0 .
  • From Marburg to Leuenberg. The Lutheran-Reformed Contrast and Overcoming it . Spenner, Waltrop 1999. ISBN 3-933688-29-9 .
  • Church in social upheaval. The 19th century (= approaches to church history 8). Vandenhoeck and Ruprecht, Göttingen 2006. ISBN 3-525-03703-1 .
  • Church (= Ecumenical Study Booklets 14 = Bensheim Booklets 108). Vandenhoeck and Ruprecht, Göttingen 2008. ISBN 978-3-525-87122-5 .

In addition, several editorships as well as several essays and articles, including numerous articles in the Biographisch-Bibliographisches Kirchenlexikon (BBKL).

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SURNAME Friedrich, Martin
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German Protestant theologian, study secretary of the Community of Protestant Churches in Europe
DATE OF BIRTH October 27, 1957
PLACE OF BIRTH Dortmund