Rudolf Weth

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Rudolf Weth (born March 31, 1937 in Wuppertal ) is a German Protestant theologian, author and editor of theological writings. He was a lecturer in Protestant theology at the Eberhard Karls University in Tübingen .

Live and act

Rudolf Weth studied Protestant theology in Wuppertal, Heidelberg, Basel and Bonn, where he also received his doctorate. He then worked as a vicar and pastor in Duisburg parishes. In 1967 he accepted a position as assistant to Jürgen Moltmann at the University of Tübingen. From 1973 to 2003 he was director and theological director of the Neukirchener Erziehungsverein , headquartered in Neukirchen-Vluyn , Germany. Under his leadership, the Erziehungsverein developed from a small institution for home education to one of the most extensive diaconal institutions in North Rhine-Westphalia and one of the largest German child and youth welfare organizations. From 1988 to 2010 he was honorary president of Duisburger Kindernothilfe .

He is with the Protestant theologian and classical philologist Irmgard Weth , geb. Scheffbuch (* 1943), married.

Publications

As a writer

  • God in Jesus. The approach of the Christology of Friedrich Gogarten. With a Gogarten bibliography ; Research on the history and teaching of Protestantism 36; Munich: Kaiser, 1968 (revised version of the dissertation at the University of Bonn, 1966)
  • Christof Gestrich, Ernst-Lüder Solte, Rudolf Weth: Theology at State Universities? ; Stuttgart, Berlin, Cologne, Mainz: Kohlhammer, 1972; ISBN 3-17-213021-5
  • Götz Harbsmeier , Rudolf Weth: Faith and Works in the Total Church Working World ; Neukirchen-Vluyn: Neukirchener Verlag, 1977; ISBN 3-7887-0506-X
  • “Barmen” as a challenge to the church. Contributions to the understanding of the church in the light of the Barmer Theological Declaration ; Theological Existence Today NF 220; Munich: Kaiser, 1984; ISBN 3-459-01544-6
  • Church in the mission of Jesus Christ. Missionary and diaconal existence of the church in the post-Christian era ; Neukirchen-Vluyn: Neukirchener Verlag; Neukirchen-Vluyn: sowing, 1993; ISBN 3-7887-1473-5 (Neukirchener); 3-7615-4870-2 (sowing)

As editor

  • Discussion on the “theology of church building” ; Edition community development 2; Neukirchen-Vluyn: Schriftenmissions-Verlag, 1986; ISBN 3-7958-8921-9
  • God's Spirit and God's people in the upheaval of Europe ; Gütersloh: Kaiser, Gütersloher Verlag-Haus, 1994; ISBN 3-579-01948-1
  • Total market and human dignity. Challenges and tasks of Christian anthropology today ; Neukirchen-Vluyn: Neukirchener, 1996; ISBN 3-7887-1557-X
  • What does the Church have to say today? Mission and freedom of the church in a pluralistic society ; Neukirchen-Vluyn: Neukirchener, 1998; ISBN 3-7887-1657-6
  • Confession to the one God? Christians and Muslims between mission and dialogue ; Neukirchen-Vluyn: Neukirchener, 2000; ISBN 3-7887-1761-0
  • The cross of Jesus. Violence - sacrifice - atonement ; Neukirchen-Vluyn: Neukirchener, 2001; ISBN 3-7887-1869-2
  • The feasible person. Theological anthropology in the face of the biotechnological challenge ; Neukirchen-Vluyn: Neukirchener, 2004; ISBN 3-7887-2010-7
  • The living God. On the trail of more recent Trinitarian thinking ; Neukirchen-Vluyn: Neukirchener, 2005; ISBN 3-7887-2123-5

literature

  • Michael Welker (ed.): Focus on Diakonie: Rudolf Weth for his 60th birthday , Neukirchener, Neukirchen-Vluyn 1997, ISBN 3-7887-1637-1 .

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ The rise began with Rudolf Weth , nrz.de, article from April 12, 2012.
personal data
SURNAME Weth, Rudolf
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German Protestant theologian, author and editor of theological writings
DATE OF BIRTH March 31, 1937
PLACE OF BIRTH Wuppertal