Peter Manns

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Peter Manns (born March 10, 1923 in Oberhausen ; † April 23, 1991 in Mainz ) was a German Roman Catholic priest and church historian . He researched and published mainly about the “father in faith” Martin Luther, whom he valued from a Catholic point of view .

Life

After studying theology in Würzburg , Bonn and Mainz , Manns was ordained a priest in 1951. He was a student of Joseph Lortz , with whom he also received his doctorate , and later for many years his collaborator. He was an honorary professor at the University of Mainz . As Lortz's successor, he became director of the Mainz Institute for European History in the Department of Western Religious History. His monographs , essays and lectures on Martin Luther (the latter often in the context of ecumenical events) contributed to interdenominational understanding about the significance of the reformer today and to the Catholic- Lutheran dialogue.

According to Martin Honecker, he made a special effort to develop Luther's “understanding of justification, of love and hope, his attitude towards the saints” and even called Luther “father in faith”. He stands for a wing of the Catholic Luther evaluation.

In 1981 he was one of the signatories of the Heidelberg Manifesto .

Works

Essay

  • Peter Manns: Die Luthers, In: Lutherjahrbuch 52 (1985), pp. 91-93

Books

  • Peter Manns (Ed.): Marŭt'in-Rut'ŏ-ŭi-kangnon. (Collection of sermons with Luther's sermons) Ch'ilgok: Pundo Ch'ulp'ansa 1995, ISBN 89-419-9523-X (Korean)
  • Peter Manns; Rolf Decot (ed.); Institute for European History: Father in Faith: Studies on Martin Luther's Theology; Ceremony for the 65th birthday on March 10, 1988. Stuttgart: Steiner-Verlag Wiesbaden 1999, ISBN 3-515-05055-8
  • Peter Manns: Martin Luther: The Unknown Reformer - A Life Picture. Freiburg in Breisgau; Basel; Vienna: Herder 1985, ISBN 3-451-08188-1
  • Peter Manns (text); Helmuth Nils Loose (photos); Eduard Lohse (preface): Martin Luther. Freiburg in Breisgau; Basel; Vienna: Herder; Lahr: Kaufmann 1982, ISBN 3-451-19502-X (Herder), ISBN 3-7806-0473-6 (Kaufmann)
    Translations:
    • Peter Manns (text); Helmuth Nils Loose (photos); Michael Shaw (translation): Martin Luther: an illustrated biography. New York: Crossroad 1983, ISBN 0-8245-0563-8 (English)
    • Peter Manns (text); Helmuth Nils Loose (photos); Daniel Olivier (translation): Martin Luther: l'homme, le chrétien, le réformateur. Paris: Éditions du Centurion 1983, ISBN 2-227-05042-X (French)
    • Peter Manns (text); Helmuth Nils Loose (photos); Helinä Kuusiola (translation): Martti Luther. Helsinki: SLEY-Kirjat 1983, ISBN 951-617-545-7 (Finnish)
  • Peter Manns: Martin Luther, Heretic or Father in Faith? Hanover: Lutherhaus-Verlag 1980, ISBN 3-87502-238-6
  • Peter Manns (Ed.): The saints in their time. 2 volumes, Mainz 1966

literature

  • Karl Otmar von Aretin; Rolf Decot ; Otto Hermann Pesch; Peter Manns (posthumously); Institute for European History (Mainz). Department of Western Religious History: In memory of Peter Manns: (1923-1991). Institute for European History (Mainz) 1991.

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Agence bibliographique de l'enseignement supérieur (ABES): Manns, Peter (1923-1991). In: autorités sudoc number 027006360, as seen on September 21, 2011.
  2. ^ Luther Academy (USA): Luther digest: an annual abridgment of Luther studies. 2002 volumes 10-12, page 190.
  3. ↑ Peter Manns: About the author. In: Martin Luther. Freiburg 1982, page 2.
  4. ^ Martin Honecker: Profiles, crises, perspectives: to the situation of Protestantism. (Volume 80 of Bensheimer Hefte) Vandenhoeck & Ruprecht, 1997. ISBN 3525871694 , page 194.
  5. ↑ See Mann's attitude towards the manifesto: Hanno Kühnert: Rassistische Klänge.Was German professors thought when they signed the "Heidelberg Manifesto". In: Die Zeit No. 6, February 5, 1982
personal data
SURNAME Man, Peter
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German clergyman, Roman Catholic church historian
DATE OF BIRTH March 10, 1923
PLACE OF BIRTH Oberhausen
DATE OF DEATH April 23, 1991
Place of death Mainz