Theodor Odenwald
Johann Karl Theodor Odenwald (born June 6, 1889 in Tauberbischofsheim , † January 9, 1970 in Heidelberg ) was a German Protestant theologian and university professor.
Life
The pastor's son completed a theology degree at the universities of Heidelberg and Berlin from 1911, which he interrupted from 1914 to 1918 because of his participation in the First World War. He then resumed his studies and completed his vicariate from 1920 . In July 1921 he was at Georg Wobbermin with the thesis "The problem with religion Friedrich Nietzsche" to Lic. Theol. PhD . In 1923 he qualified as a professor for systematic theology and philosophy of religion . Then he was initially a private lecturer, from 1928 as associate professor and from 1929 to 1945 as full professor for systematic theology and philosophy of religion at the University of Heidelberg . From 1935 to 1945 he was dean of the theological faculty in Heidelberg. He was a member of the Protestant Social Congress and from 1936 of the theological chamber of the German Evangelical Church . He was also a co-organizer of social policy courses for students and worked for the social and press office of the Baden regional church .
Odenwald advocated the transfer of power to the National Socialists as a "spiritual renewal of society". He was a member of the German Christians and joined the NSDAP in 1939 . He signed the Godesberg Declaration of March 26, 1939, which stated:
"By the National Socialism fought any political claim to power of the churches and the species-appropriate National Socialist ideology binding on all makes the German people, he leads the work of Martin Luther [...] gone."
Odenwald worked at the Institute for Research and Elimination of the Jewish Influence on German Church Life in Eisenach .
After the end of World War II , he was released by the US military government in October 1945. He then taught at a private high school. In 1962 he was given the status of a full professor released from his official duties.
literature
- Dagmar Drüll: Heidelberg scholars lexicon . 1803-1932. Springer, Berlin et al. 1986, ISBN 0-387-15856-1 , p. 195.
- Ernst Klee : The dictionary of persons on the Third Reich . Who was what before and after 1945 . 2nd Edition. Fischer-Taschenbuch-Verlag, Frankfurt am Main 2007, ISBN 978-3-596-16048-8 .
- Hannelore Braun, Gertraud Grünzinger: Personal Lexicon on German Protestantism 1919–1949 . Vandenhoeck & Ruprecht; Göttingen 2006, ISBN 3-525-55761-2 ISBN 978-3-525-55761-7 .
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b Hannelore Braun, Gertraud Grünzinger: Personal Lexicon on German Protestantism 1919–1949 , Göttingen 2006, p. 188
- ↑ Quoted from Ernst Klee: Das Personenlexikon zum Third Reich. Who was what before and after 1945 . Fischer Taschenbuch 2007, p. 442; Complete text by Renate Meurer, Reinhard Meurer: Texts of National Socialism. Examples, analyzes, suggestions for work. Oldenbourg Wissenschaftsverlag , Munich 1982 ISBN 3486840614 pp. 41–45
- ^ Ernst Klee: The dictionary of persons on the Third Reich . Frankfurt 2007, p. 442
- ^ Dagmar Drüll: Heidelberger Gelehrtenlexikon. 1803–1932, Berlin et al. 1986, p. 195
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Odenwald, Theodor |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Odenwald, Johann Karl Theodor (full name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German Protestant theologian and university professor |
| DATE OF BIRTH | June 6, 1889 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Tauberbischofsheim |
| DATE OF DEATH | January 9, 1970 |
| Place of death | Heidelberg |