Theo Lehmann (pastor)

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Theodor "Theo" Lehmann (born May 29, 1934 in Dresden ) is a German Evangelical Lutheran pastor , youth evangelist and author.

Life

Lehmann was born in Dresden in 1934 as the third child of the India missionary and later mission and religious scholar Arno Lehmann . He studied theology in Leipzig, where he was particularly impressed by Ernst Sommerlath . In addition, he was influenced by the writings of Werner Elert , Hermann Sasse and especially Helmut Thielicke became his great role model. He received his PhD on the subject of gospel and Negro spirituals to the doctor of theology . From 1964 to 1976 he was pastor in Karl-Marx-Stadt . From 1976 until his retirement in 1998 he was a regional evangelist of the Evangelical Lutheran Church of Saxony .

His followers appreciate his clear proclamation, which is seasoned with a lot of humor . Due to his stance critical of the state, which became clear again and again in his sermons, he was treated for decades as a hostile-negative person in the OV "Spider" by the Ministry for State Security of the GDR . For this purpose, among other things, unofficial employees (IM) were smuggled into the closest circle of employees and confidants. In addition, targeted slander and smear campaigns within and outside the regional churches were carried out against him by the secret service, as documented by action plans.

He is also known through numerous songs and books. He wrote works on the history and theology of the "Negro Spirituals" and the life of the gospel singer Mahalia Jackson .

Lehmann, who began to be interested in “black” music at an early age, published Blues & Trouble , the first book about the blues in the GDR , in 1966 in the Berlin Henschel publishing house . In the mid-1980s Lehmann wrote some texts for record covers for the Amiga series Blues Collection . During his time as a pastor in Karl-Marx-Stadt , he held youth services dealing with the blues. These special services were comparable to the blues masses in East Berlin .

Lehmann seeks intensive cooperation with other churches and free churches as part of his missionary service . The evangelical-free church pastor , evangelist and songwriter Jörg Swoboda is one of his close collaborators . He carries out many of his evangelistic activities with him. Another frequent companion is the songwriter Wolfgang Tost .

In 2004 he oriented believing Christians to what he believed to be an imminent new martyrdom : “We should use the breathing space to prepare for times when being a Christian is no longer cool but dangerous. What we need are Bible- proof and, if necessary, fireproof Christians who are capable of concentration camps. ”In 2012, Lehmann signed a declaration by church members that“ practiced homosexuality is incompatible with the Holy Scriptures ”.

Even in old age he is still politically active, speaking on current issues and attending Pegida demonstrations .

Honors

Works

  • Nobody Knows ..., Negro Spirituals , Koehler & Amelang, Leipzig 1963.
  • Mahalia Jackson. Gospels are my life . Union Verlag 1974 - GDR. License edition for Aussaat Verlag, Wuppertal 1981, ISBN 3-7615-4810-9 .
  • Crazy with love . Speeches for young people. Sowing, Neukirchen-Vluyn 1988, ISBN 3-7615-3372-1 .
  • I wish I was a carpet . Speeches for young people. Sowing, Neukirchen-Vluyn 1989, ISBN 3-7615-3402-7 .
  • Murder and manslaughter in the nursery . Speeches for young people. Sowing, Neukirchen-Vluyn 1991, ISBN 3-7615-3431-0 .
  • Just next to it is also over. Thoughts of an uncomfortable contemporary . Oncken, Wuppertal and Kassel 1991, ISBN 3-7893-3415-4 .
  • Get your hair out of the soup . Speeches for young people. Sowing, Neukirchen-Vluyn 1991, ISBN 3-7615-3407-8 .
  • Courage for today . Johannis, Lahr 1992, ISBN 3-501-05019-4 .
  • Man, if you knew . Speeches for young people. Sowing, Neukirchen-Vluyn 1993, ISBN 3-7615-3476-0 .
  • Do you also sell detergents? From my question box . Sowing, Neukirchen-Vluyn 1994, ISBN 3-7615-3496-5 .
  • I don't feel like anything . Speeches for young people. Sowing, Neukirchen-Vluyn 1995, ISBN 3-7615-3525-2 .
  • But we get up again , Hänssler, Neuhausen-Stuttgart 1997, ISBN 3-7751-2465-9
  • I think i'm dreaming Talking about young Joseph . Sowing, Neukirchen-Vluyn 1998, ISBN 3-7615-3590-2 .
  • Get out of here . Speeches for young people. Sowing, Neukirchen-Vluyn 2000, ISBN 3-7615-3665-8 .
  • Blues and Trouble. On the history of the blues . Sowing, Neukirchen-Vluyn 2001, ISBN 3-7615-5088-X .
  • Career without caviar . Speeches for young people. Sowing, Neukirchen-Vluyn 2002, ISBN 3-7615-3718-2 .
  • Six times to Bethlehem and back. Unusual Christmas speeches . Sowing, Neukirchen-Vluyn 2003, ISBN 3-7615-3746-8 .
  • Freedom will then be. Out of my life . Sowing, Neukirchen-Vluyn 2005, ISBN 3-7615-5435-4 .
  • Theos small pulpit , Logos Editions, Windsbach 2016, ISBN 978-3-945818-03-9 .
  • Every monument falls - God's word remains! Speeches about the book Daniel , Christliche Verlagsgesellschaft, Dillenburg 2019, ISBN 978-3-86353-645-9 .

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Theo Lehmann: Blues & Trouble. The first blues book in the GDR. In: Bye, bye Lübben City , Verlag Schwarzkopf & Schwarzkopf, Berlin, 2004, pp. 107-113
  2. ↑ Saxon Friends of Israel: THE PROPHET DANIEL - themed evenings with Dr. Theo Lehmann and Wolfgang Tost
  3. ↑ Fabian Lambeck: Evangelischer Jihadist, in: Neues Deutschland January 7, 2016, p. 4.
  4. ↑ koptisch.wordpress.com February 6, 2015
  5. ↑ Press release from May 26, 2003: Deserving citizens were honored with a constitutional medal ( Memento from April 6, 2010 in the Internet Archive )

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personal data
SURNAME Lehmann, Theo
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Lehmann, Theodor (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German pastor, evangelist and book author
DATE OF BIRTH May 29, 1934
PLACE OF BIRTH Dresden