Rolf Schäfer
Rolf Schäfer (born June 12, 1931 in Stuttgart ) is a retired German church historian and senior church councilor as well as former deputy bishop of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Oldenburg .
Life
Rolf Schäfer completed his theology studies in Tübingen , Göttingen and Zurich in 1959 with a dissertation on Christology and morality in Melanchthon's early loci . After his vicariate , he was a repetent (seminar lecturer ) at the Tübingen monastery from 1960 to 1964 . In 1967 he received his habilitation in systematic theology at the University of Tübingen with a thesis on Ritschl - the basics of an almost lost dogmatic system . From 1964 to 1971 he was a parish priest in Täbingen . From 1971 until his retirement in 1994, Rolf Schäfer was a member of the Upper Church Council of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Oldenburg, and since 1981 also deputy to the Bishop of Oldenburg.
Publications (selection)
- Advent and Christmas with Ludwig Münstermann . Isensee Verlag , Oldenburg 2018, ISBN 978-3-7308-1501-4 .
- Münstermann pictures . Isensee Verlag, Oldenburg 2017, ISBN 978-3-7308-1398-0 .
- An overview of the history of the Oldenburg Evangelical Church . Isensee Verlag, Oldenburg 2013, ISBN 978-3-7308-1005-7 .
- Jever's pastor's confessions 1548 on the occasion of the Augsburg Interim . Mohr Siebeck Verlag , Tübingen 2012, ISBN 978-3-16-151910-9 .
- Doctrine of God and Church Practice . Mohr Siebeck Verlag, Tübingen 1991, ISBN 978-3-16-145743-2 .
- Culture and church . Holzberg Verlag, Oldenburg 1989, ISBN 978-3-87358-330-6 .
- The Biblical Interpretation in the History of the Church . Verlag Gerd Mohn , Gütersloh 1980, ISBN 978-3-579-00052-7 .
- The evangelical faith . Mohr Siebeck Verlag, Tübingen 1973, ISBN 978-3-16-135011-5 .
- Jesus and belief in God . 2nd Edition. Mohr Siebeck Verlag, Tübingen 1972, ISBN 978-3-16-133451-1 .
- Ritschl - basic lines of an almost lost dogmatic system . Mohr Siebeck Verlag, Tübingen 1968, ISBN 978-3-16-128761-9 .
- Christology and Morality in Melanchthon's Early Loci . Mohr Siebeck Verlag, Tübingen 1961.
Web links
- Oberkirchenrat i. R. Prof. Dr. Schäfer is 70 years old. Evangelical Lutheran Church in Oldenburg , June 12, 2001, accessed on February 24, 2019 .
- Oberkirchenrat i. R. Prof. Dr. Rolf Schäfer is 80 years old. Evangelical Lutheran Church in Oldenburg, June 10, 2011, accessed on February 13, 2019 .
- Important source discovery for the history of the Reformation. Evangelical Lutheran Church in Oldenburg, December 19, 2012, accessed on February 23, 2019 .
- 50 years of Oldenburg Ecumenical Talks. Evangelical Lutheran Church Congregation Dinklage , February 13, 2016, accessed on February 23, 2019 .
- Literature by and about Rolf Schäfer in the catalog of the German National Library
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SURNAME | Shepherd, Rolf |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German church historian, former senior church councilor and deputy bishop of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Oldenburg |
DATE OF BIRTH | June 12, 1931 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Stuttgart |