Peter Kraske

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Peter Kraske (born February 25, 1923 in Berlin-Dahlem ; † June 24, 2019 in Berlin ) was a German Protestant theologian . He was superintendent in West Berlin and the head of the church chancellery of the Evangelical Church of the Union .

Life

After attending elementary school and high school in Berlin, Peter Kraske was first drafted into the Reich Labor Service and from July 1941 into the Wehrmacht . From 1942 to 1945 he took part in World War II as a soldier , first in Belgium, then in Russia, where he was wounded. In 1945 he was captured by the Soviets as a first lieutenant. After his release from captivity in August 1946, Kraske began studying theology in Berlin, Heidelberg and Göttingen. His professional career in the Protestant church began with his exams. From 1954 to 1962 he was personal advisor to Bishop Otto Dibelius , the council chairman of the Evangelical Church in Germany. From 1959 to 1962 Kraske was Konsistorialrat , and then took over a pastor's position in Berlin-Frohnau until 1969 . Subsequently, from 1977 he was superintendent for Charlottenburg and from 1978 to 1988 head of the church chancellery of the Evangelical Church of the Union (Berlin / West).

Grave of Peter Kraske in the Heerstrasse cemetery in Berlin-Westend

His younger brother was the CDU politician Konrad Kraske .

Peter Kraske died on June 24, 2019 at the age of 96 in Berlin. The burial took place on July 5, 2019 at the state-owned cemetery Heerstraße in Berlin-Westend .

Publications (selection)

  • JF Gerhard Goeters, Peter Kraske, Eckhard Lessing, Gerhard Ruhbach (eds.): Barmer Theological Declaration 1934-1984. History, impact, deficits. Publishing house Luther. Bielefeld 1984. ISBN 9783785802878
  • The root carries you. Youth and war memories 1923-1946 . Private printing. Berlin 1999.
  • In the school of God and other teachers 1946-1953. Private printing. Berlin 2001.
  • We're brothers after all. A life as a pastor in divided Berlin with memories of synods, parishes and bishops. Publishing house Wichern. Berlin 2005. ISBN 9783889813107

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b Obituary notice of the family in the FAZ from June 29, 2019. Accessed on December 11, 2019.
personal data
SURNAME Kraske, Peter
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German Protestant theologian
DATE OF BIRTH February 25, 1923
PLACE OF BIRTH Berlin-Dahlem
DATE OF DEATH June 24, 2019
Place of death Berlin