Ulrich Fick

Ulrich Fick (born December 13, 1923 in Heilbronn ; † April 11, 2019 in Schorndorf ) was a German theologian , publicist, pastor of the Württemberg regional church , senior church councilor and its first radio pastor .

Life

In addition to studying theology , Ulrich Gotthelf Fick also completed a traineeship at the Süddeutscher Rundfunk . He spent his vicariate in Stuttgart . This was followed by a repetition period at the Evangelical Monastery in Tübingen . From 1956 he was the first radio pastor of the Württemberg regional church, not least because of his linguistic precision and eloquence. From 1961 to 1967 he was program director of the Protestant mission station "Radio Voice of the Gospel" of the Lutheran World Federation in Addis Ababa / Ethiopia. Back in Baden-Württemberg, Fick headed the Department for Mission, Ecumenism and the Public in the Upper Church Council in Stuttgart from 1967 to 1972. In addition, he was chairman of the Württemberg Bible Society and , from 1968, of the German Bible Society . From 1973 until his retirement in 1988, Fick was General Secretary of the World Federation of Bible Societies and then lived in Schorndorf .

Fick was the author of several books as well as audio series, films and school radio programs. He was also a member of the Scientific Advisory Board of the Hermann Art Foundation for the promotion of New Testament text research .

Honors

In 1979 he was awarded an honorary doctorate from the University of Budapest, and in 1982 another from the University of Manila.
In 1986 he received the Wilhelm-Sebastian-Schmerl-Prize of the Evangelisches Sonntagsblatt from Bavaria . As a “publicist of the gospel”, Fick was able to speak of God worldwide, according to the reason for the award ceremony.

Publications

Word on the scales: About the Church's handling of language , Burckhardthaus-Verlag, Gelnhausen 1960.
The bijbel in moving: opmerkingen bij het werk van de Wereldbond van Bijbelgenootschappen , Nederlands Bijbelgenootschap, Amsterdam 1974.
The power of the Bible in the age of polarization , Neukirchener Verlagsgesellschaft , Neukirchen-Vluyn 1977, ISBN 978-3-7887-0517-6 .
... grateful that we can read God's word: a report on the largest Bible broadcast to Russia so far , German Bible Society , Stuttgart 1979.
Stories on the go , Quell Verlag, Stuttgart 1991, ISBN 978-3-7918-2216-7 .
Surprises from all over the world , Hänssler Verlag , Neuhausen-Stuttgart 1998, ISBN 978-3-7751-3034-9 .

as a co-author

with Jörg Zink : Study theology ?: Questions and answers Answers to the evang.-theolog. Study path , Furche-Verlag, Hamburg 1956.
with Johannes Kuhn : God interferes , Sonnenweg Verlag, Konstanz 1971.

as editor

with Günter Bezzenberger: tape practice (multi-part work), Kaiser-Verlag, Munich DNB 455089841
- tape practice 1. The tape in the group , 1960
- tape practice 2. Small tape texts , 1960
- tape practice 3. The tape manuscript , 1961
- tape practice 4th sound and image , 1962
Karl Friedrich Adolf Steinkopf - Travel Letters Europe 1812 , German Bible Society, Stuttgart 1987.
The Protestant Württemberg: Shape and history of the regional church , Steinkopf, Stuttgart 1983, 2nd edition 1984 ISBN 978-3-7984-0578-3 .

Manuscripts for listening sequences

on LP
- Noah: An audio sequence about Genesis 6.5-7.24 and Abraham: An audio sequence about Genesis 12-22 (LP), Verlag Junge Gemeinde, Stuttgart 1960.

on VHS / DVD

Encounter with the Bible: Stories and shapes of the Old and New Testaments and new beginnings in Christianity (multi-part work in combination with video cassette), German Bible Society, Stuttgart 1995, DNB 940672634 .
Encounters with the Bible 1-4 (4 DVDs), German Bible Society, Stuttgart 2005, ISBN 978-3-438-06177-5 .

on CD

Abraham - Noah - Ruth (CD), Hierax Medien, 2009, ISBN 978-3-940530-88-2 .
David and Goliath - Jona - Jeremiah (CD), Hierax Medien, 2010, ISBN 978-3-940530-90-5 .
Cain and Abel - Tower of Babel - Jakob and Esau (CD), Hierax Medien, 2014, ISBN 978-3-940530-89-9 .

Essays

Lutherischer Afrikasender , in: Lutherische Monatshefte 1962, p. 541.
The Bible in motion (lecture at the delegates' conference of the Swiss Bible Society), 1973.
Convert and Free. Pattaya and Melbourne in comparison , in: Evangelische Kommentare 1980, pp. 469–471.
The imperfect heroes. Jacob - who wanted to force God's blessing , in: Evangelischer Kirchenbote 1986, p. 548.
The imperfect heroes. Sara - the woman with the promise , in: Evangelischer Kirchenbote 1987, p. 11.
Angels - putti or messengers? In the run-up to Christmas they float in many shop windows , in: Evangelischer Kirchenbote 1988, p. 5.
Orientate towards the future. What began with the Reformation is not over yet , in: Evangelischer Kirchenbote 1988, p. 6.
The way to Maguarí. Bible Society brings help to the Amazon , in: Evangelischer Kirchenbote 1991, p. 4.
The Bible in the world of tomorrow , in: Das Missionäre Wort 1991, pp. 207–211.
Message from the Bible - the yardstick for being a Christian. Churches invite you to a "Year of the Bible 1992" - Christians are looking for an answer , in: Evangelischer Kirchenbote 1991, p. 6.
Many peoples - one book. The Bible can speak to all people , in: Evangelischer Kirchenbote 1992, p. 6.
Maria alone. What African women notice about the Christmas story , in: Evangelischer Kirchenbote 1992, p. 10.
We servants of suffering. Every betrayal has its price , in: Evangelischer Kirchenbote 1993, p. 2.
The sound of the new. The multicolor of Christendom has increased , in: Evangelical Comments 1998, pp. 352–355.
The age and the old in other cultures , in: Pfälzisches Pfarrerblatt 1999, pp. 51–56.
How people calculate time and how the Bible sees it , in: Pfälzisches Pfarrerblatt 2002, pp. 60–68.

literature

Siegfried Meurer (Ed.): Focus on the Bible: Ulrich Fick on his 60th birthday , German Bible Society, Stuttgart 1983, ISBN 978-3-438-06220-8 .

Web links

Literature by and about Ulrich Fick in the catalog of the German National Library
Works by and about Ulrich Fick in the German Digital Library
SDR: The Word for Sunday - 1960
Sermon series: Paul Gerhardt, 2007

Individual evidence

^ Theologian and journalist Ulrich Fick turns 90 ( memento from March 5, 2016 in the Internet Archive ), epd.de, message from December 11, 2013.

↑ Ulrich Fick, the first radio pastor of the Evangelical Church in Württemberg and former Secretary General of the World Association of Bible Societies, is dead , evangelisch.de, report from April 15, 2019.

↑ A life between media, mission and Bible spreading ( memento from September 19, 2015 in the web archive archive.today ), elk-wue.de, message from December 11, 2013.

↑ Ulrich Fick: Obituaries , accessed on April 19, 2019.

↑ Scientific Advisory Board of the Institute for New Testament Text Research , uni-muenster.de, accessed on September 20, 2015.

↑ A Life for the Bible Has Ended , Idea , April 16, 2019 article.

personal data
SURNAME	Fuck, Ulrich
ALTERNATIVE NAMES	Fuck, Ulrich Gotthelf
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	German theologian, publicist, pastor of the Württemberg regional church, senior church councilor and its first radio pastor
DATE OF BIRTH	December 13, 1923
PLACE OF BIRTH	Heilbronn
DATE OF DEATH	April 11, 2019
Place of death	Schorndorf

[1] Theologian and journalist Ulrich Fick turns 90 ( memento from March 5, 2016 in the Internet Archive ), epd.de, message from December 11, 2013.

[2] Ulrich Fick, the first radio pastor of the Evangelical Church in Württemberg and former Secretary General of the World Association of Bible Societies, is dead , evangelisch.de, report from April 15, 2019.

[3] A life between media, mission and Bible spreading ( memento from September 19, 2015 in the web archive archive.today ), elk-wue.de, message from December 11, 2013.

[4] Ulrich Fick: Obituaries , accessed on April 19, 2019.

[5] Scientific Advisory Board of the Institute for New Testament Text Research , uni-muenster.de, accessed on September 20, 2015.

[6] A Life for the Bible Has Ended , Idea , April 16, 2019 article.