Michael Plathow

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Michael Plathow (born May 25, 1943 in Posen ) is a German Protestant theologian .

Live and act

Michael Plathow grew up as the son of pastor Gerhard Plathow and his wife Marianne Plathow, née. Busching, in a theologically influenced parental home.

After graduating from the Kiel School of Academics , he began studying theology and law at the Christian Albrechts University in Kiel. He then continued his theology studies at the Eberhard Karls University of Tübingen (with Gerhard Ebeling ) and the Ruprecht Karls University of Heidelberg . He took the theological exam in Heidelberg in 1969 and the church exam in Karlsruhe in 1974 after completing a doctorate on Karl Barth under Edmund Schlink in 1973 . In 1979 he completed his habilitation at the Ruprecht-Karls-University on teaching and order in the life of the church . In 1986 the professorship for systematic theology at the Ruprecht-Karls-Universität followed.

From 1972 to 1980, Plathow was a research assistant and head of studies at the Ecumenical Institute in Heidelberg (with Reinhard Slenczka ), 1980–1981 provisional director and Ephorus. 1982–2001 he was pastor in the Wicherngemeinde Heidelberg-Kirchheim and deputy dean. In addition, during this time he was chairman of the local working group of Christian Churches and ideology commissioner of the Heidelberg deanery. 2001–2007 he was director of the denominational institute of the Evangelical Federation in Bensheim and Federal Director of the Evangelical Federation . Since his retirement in 2008 he has continued to teach at the Ruprecht-Karls-Universität Heidelberg, preaches regularly in the university church and is active on numerous committees.

family

Michael Plathow was with Ursula, geb. Grimly married, who died in March 2005. The doctor Christian Plathow (* 1972) and the teacher Barbara Plathow (* 1975) emerged from the marriage.

Focus

Plathow's research focuses on dogmatics and philosophy , especially ecumenical theology , Martin Luther , sermon, canon law, Johann Wolfgang von Goethe .

Fonts (selection)

  • The interaction of divine creative work and creative self-work in Karl Barth's church dogmatics. Goettingen 1976.
  • Doctrine and Order in the Life of the Church Today. dogmatic, legal theological and pastoral theological considerations on the life and visitation orders of our evangelical church. Vandenhoeck and Ruprecht, Göttingen 1982. ISBN 978-3-525-56249-9 .
  • Holy Spirit - hope of the weak. Lutherhaus-Verlag, Hannover 1985. ISBN 978-3-87502-163-9 .
  • Self-withdrawal. God's nearness in the cross. Sermons. Köster, Berlin 1994. ISBN 978-3-89574-019-0 .
  • I want to be with you. Theological doctrine of providence on the cross. Köster, Berlin 1995. ISBN 978-3-89574-018-3 .
  • Freedom and responsibility. Essays on Martin Luther in today's context. Martin Luther Verlag, Erlangen 1996. ISBN 978-3-87513-098-0 .
  • Believe and create. Dietrich Bonhoeffer in today's context. Fromm, Saarbrücken 2013.
  • Think and witness faith. Heidelberg University Sermons. Fromm, Saarbrücken 2013.
  • Before God in the world. Luther's new understanding of reality. LIT, Münster 2014. ISBN 978-3-643-12633-7 .
  • The “word of the cross” and the theologies of the cross. Luther's Heidelberg Disputation (April 1518) - rethought for today. LIT, Münster 2015.
  • A total of 220 essays and Articles, 110 reviews, many collections of sermons, etc. Internet sermons.
As editor
  • Edmund Schlink: Writings on Ecumenism and Confession, Vol. 2. Göttingen 2005.
  • Lutheran churches (= The Churches of the Present 1). Göttingen 2007.
  • (with Dietmar Schössler) Public theology and international politics. On Reinhold Niebuhr's topicality (= Transatlantic Relations, Vol. I). Wiesbaden 2013.

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personal data
SURNAME Plathow, Michael
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German Protestant theologian
DATE OF BIRTH May 25, 1943
PLACE OF BIRTH Poses