Theodor Haarbeck

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Theodor Haarbeck (born November 11, 1846 in Neukirchen , † December 3, 1923 in Barmen ) was a German Protestant theologian of the community movement .

Life

The son of the mayor of Neukirchen, Gustav Haarbeck, attended a grammar school in Duisburg from 1859 to 1864 . In 1864 and 1865 he studied in Basel , in 1865 and 1866 in Tübingen and in 1867 and 1868 in Bonn . In 1868 Haarbeck became a teacher in a grammar school in Bern . Three years later he married Hanna Rappard , a sister of the inspector Carl Heinrich Rappard, near Basel . In St. Chrischona , Theodor Haarbeck was appointed as inspector of the pilgrimage institution in 1883 . In 1889 he traveled to Slavonia . He worked as an inspector from 1890 to 1919 and later as director at the Johanneum Evangelist School in Barmen. In 1902 Haarbeck was appointed chairman of the Gnadau Conference . From 1911 to 1919 he was chairman of the Gnadauer Verband , the German Association for Protestant Community Care and Evangelism. At Christmas 1919 the University of Bonn made him an honorary doctorate in theology .

Works (selection)

  • Concise Doctrine of Faith for Thinking Christians , 1902
  • Service to the Gospel in preaching and pastoral care. Brief guide for non-theologians , 1913
  • The Christian. Life according to the scriptures. Brief Biblical Ethics , 1921

literature

personal data
SURNAME Haarbeck, Theodor
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German Protestant theologian of the community movement
DATE OF BIRTH November 11, 1846
PLACE OF BIRTH Neukirchen
DATE OF DEATH December 3, 1923
Place of death Barmen