Rudolf Frieling

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Rudolf Frieling (born March 23, 1901 in Leipzig , † January 7, 1986 in Stuttgart ) was a pastor of the Christian community and anthroposophist .

Life

Rudolf Frieling grew up in a Protestant rectory in Leipzig. As early as 1916 his father gave him an essay by Friedrich Rittelmeyer to read; a year later he discovered the book How do you get knowledge of the higher worlds? by Rudolf Steiner .

After graduating from high school in 1920, he studied theology and philosophy in Rostock, Marburg and Leipzig. In the same year he was able to publish his first article in the journal Christentum und Gegenwart, published by Rittelmeyer . He took part in Steiner's first theological course in Stuttgart in 1921, and in 1922 in establishing the Christian community. On September 17, 1922 he was ordained a priest and immediately helped to build up various congregations of the Christian community. In addition , he did his doctorate in Leipzig in 1924 with a work on church history ( The Church Conditions of the Ephorie Chemnitz from 1540–1671 according to the visitation files ) as Dr. phil.

In 1929 he was appointed to the leadership committee of the Christian Community as a “driver”. He worked as a priest especially in Vienna and as a lecturer at the seminary in Stuttgart. From 1949 to 1955 he built church ministry in the United States. In 1960 he became Emil Bock's successor as the “arch superior” of the Christian community; he held this office - like his two predecessors - until his death. In addition to his book publications, he wrote numerous articles over the course of around 60 years, most of which appeared in the journal Die Christengemeinschaft - and some of them in the "Gesammelte Schriften" .

Works

Single issues

  • The holy game , Stuttgart 1925
  • The seven sacraments , Stuttgart 1926
  • The celebration , Stuttgart 1928
  • On praying , Stuttgart 1929
  • The Holy Mountain in the Old and New Testament , Stuttgart 1930
  • The Holy Number in the Gospel of John , Stuttgart 1933
  • Agape , Stuttgart 1936
  • From the world of psalms , Stuttgart 1948
  • On the essence of Christianity , Stuttgart 1948
  • The seven sacraments in the history of Christianity , Stuttgart 1950
  • On praying with the deceased (with Alfred Schütze), Stuttgart 1950
  • About trees, wells and stones in the patriarchal stories , Stuttgart 1953
    • also included in the studies of the Old Testament (see below)
  • Christianity and Gnosis . Two lectures (with Erwin Schühle), Stuttgart 1962
  • Bible studies , Stuttgart 1963
  • Sunday - a Christian fact , Stuttgart 1965
    • also included in the studies of the Old Testament (see below)
  • The Transfiguration on the Mountain , Stuttgart 1969
  • Christianity and reincarnation , Stuttgart 1974
  • Christianity and Islam. The intellectual battle for the image of man , Stuttgart 1977
  • In the sign of hope . Ideas and thoughts from Rudolf Frieling, ed. v. Werner Bril, Stuttgart 1986, ISBN 3-87838-494-7

Work edition

  • Collected writings on the Old and New Testament , 4 volumes, Stuttgart
    • Volume 1: Studies on the Old Testament , 1983 (contains the above-mentioned works and 16 shorter essays, partly from the Bible Studies ), ISBN 3-87838-343-6
    • Volume 2: Psalms , 1985 (translations of and reflections on 28 selected psalms), ISBN 3-87838-344-4
    • Volume 3: Christological essays , 1982 (contains 49 essays selected by the author and partly revised), ISBN 3-87838-345-2
    • Volume 4: Studies on the New Testament , 1986 (with an afterword by Robert Goebel, pp. 309–311, and detailed bibliography, pp. 365–381), ISBN 3-87838-346-0

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ See the entry of Rudolf Frieling's matriculation in the Rostock matriculation portal

literature

  • Rudolf F. Gädeke: Rudolf Frieling , in: The founders of the Christian community . Verlag am Goetheanum (Pioneers of Anthroposophy 10), Dornach 1992, pp. 404-415
  • Andreas Weymann: Discovering the sacred in everyday life. Rudolf Frieling - sketch of his life, aspects of his work . Urachhaus, Stuttgart 2001, ISBN 3-8251-7344-5

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personal data
SURNAME Frieling, Rudolf
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German priest and anthroposophist
DATE OF BIRTH March 23, 1901
PLACE OF BIRTH Leipzig
DATE OF DEATH January 7, 1986
Place of death Stuttgart