Ulrich Mack (theologian)

Ulrich Mack (born April 20, 1951 in Heidenheim an der Brenz ) is a German Protestant theologian , pastor , dean of the Protestant regional church in Württemberg and regional bishop of the Stuttgart Prelature from 2006 to 2016 .

Live and act

Ulrich Mack grew up in a church-active family, and as had Konfirmand the desire to become a priest. One of his role models was the dean of Heidenheim at the time, Walter Tlach . At the Evangelical Seminary in Maulbronn he learned Greek and Latin and then studied Protestant theology in Tübingen , Heidelberg and Hamburg . The first theological service examination took place in 1976. From 1978 he was an assistant at the University of Tübingen. From 1984 he was pastor in Remshalden -Geradstetten and in 1989 moved to Filderstadt -Bernhausen. From 1998 to 2006 he was dean in Freudenstadt . He was then a prelate in Stuttgart until his retirement in 2016.

Between 1996 and 2006, Mack was a member of the Württemberg regional synod , where he co-chaired the theologically conservative discussion group “Lebendige Gemeinde” . During this time he initiated projects such as the “Growing Church” and the “Year of Worship”. He was chairman of the Church, Society and Public Committee and later of the Synod's Theological Committee. From 2010 to 2015 he was a member of the Synod of the Evangelical Church in Germany .

From 1989 to 1998 he was chairman of the Württemberg YMCA state association and between 2006 and 2018 he was also chairman of the Evangelical Press Association for Württemberg. He is a member of the administrative board of the Württemberg Bible Society of the Evangelical Diakonissenanstalt Stuttgart and deputy member of the Constitutional Court of Baden-Württemberg .

Mack headed the editorial team for “Bible for Today”, a Bible reading aid for an ecumenical Bible reading plan, and wrote the “Stuttgart Bible Course” for 18 years.

Private

Ulrich Mack is married to Cornelia Mack . The couple has four children and lives in Filderstadt- Bonlanden near Stuttgart.

Publications

• Stuttgart Bible Course , German Bible Society , Stuttgart 1985, revised 2010; New testament . ISBN 978-3-438-05900-0 (Vol. 1–8), Old Testament . ISBN 978-3-438-05911-6 (Vol. 9-14):
  • Book 1: New Testament, Jesus: his work, his life, his time . ISBN 978-3-438-05901-7 .
  • Book 2: New Testament, Gospels: Mark, Matthew, Luke . ISBN 978-3-438-05902-4 .
  • Book 3: New Testament, John: John Gospel, Passion story . ISBN 978-3-438-05903-1 .
  • Book 4: New Testament, Witnesses: Acts of the Apostles . ISBN 978-3-438-05904-8 .
  • Book 5: New Testament, Reconciliation: Pauline Letters: Romans, Galatians, Thessalonians . ISBN 978-3-438-05905-5 .
  • Book 6: New Testament, Congregation: Pauline Letters: Corinthians, Ephesians, Philliper, Colossians . ISBN 978-3-438-05906-2 .
  • Book 7: New Testament, Probation: Letters to Timothy and Titus, Philemon, Hebrews, Peter's letters . ISBN 978-3-438-05907-9 .
  • Book 8: New Testament, Hope: Letters from James, Judas, John, The Revelation . ISBN 978-3-438-05908-6 .
  • Leaflet: New Testament, ISBN 978-3-438-06079-2 .
  • Book 9: Old Testament, At the beginning: Genesis . ISBN 978-3-438-05912-3 .
  • Book 10: Old Testament, Israel: Exodus through Deuteronomy. The law . ISBN 978-3-438-05913-0 .
  • Book 11: Old Testament, In the Land: from Joshua to Solomon: Judges - Kings - Worship . ISBN 978-3-438-05914-7 .
  • Book 12: Old Testament, Repent !: the two kingdoms to the end. The prophets until 580 . ISBN 978-3-438-05915-4 .
  • Book 13: Old Testament, O Lord !: Psalms and writings of wisdom . ISBN 978-3-438-06093-8 .
  • Book 14: Old Testament, Comfort !: Exile and the story afterwards . ISBN 978-3-438-06094-5 .
  • Leaflet: Old Testament, ISBN 978-3-438-06097-6 .
• Practice book men's work (Ed.), SCM Hänssler , Holzgerlingen 1998, ISBN 978-3-7751-2915-2 .
• Celebrating divine service on May 9, 2009, Urach Abbey , Evangelical Collection in Württemberg, Bad Urach 2009.
• I'm standing at your crib here: Encounters in Bethlehem's stable , SCM Hänssler, Holzgerlingen 2015, ISBN 978-3-7751-5677-6 .

as co-author : with Cornelia Mack

• The Way of the Cross: to the Passion of Christ . SCM Hänssler, Holzgerlingen 2005, ISBN 978-3-7751-4396-7 .
• The Passion Calendar . SCM Hänssler, Holzgerlingen 2007, ISBN 978-3-7751-4597-8 .
• Love makes life rich: the book about the silver wedding anniversary . SCM Collection , Witten 2010, ISBN 978-3-7893-9447-8 .
• Celebrating confirmation: information and suggestions . SCM Hänssler, Holzgerlingen 2011, ISBN 978-3-7751-5344-7 .
• You have seen its star: a spiritual advent calendar . SCM R. Brockhaus , Witten 2011, ISBN 978-3-417-26435-7 .
• Treasure of the times: discover the richness of the church year . SCM R. Brockhaus, Witten 2012, ISBN 978-3-417-26495-1 .
• Above all, love: celebrate the gift of marriage . SCM Collection, Witten 2013, ISBN 978-3-7893-9645-8 .

Web links

• Literature by and about Ulrich Mack in the catalog of the German National Library
• Works by and about Ulrich Mack  in the German Digital Library
• Ulrich Mack in the German biography
• Evangelical Church Congress: Interview with regional bishop Ulrich Mack ( memento from April 18, 2016 in the Internet Archive ), broadcast by BR Fernsehen on June 3, 2015

Individual evidence

1. ^ Ulrich Mack : State Bibliography Baden-Württemberg
2. ^ Mack: short biography
3. ^ Ulrich Mack new prelate in Stuttgart , ejwue.de, message from February 24, 2006.
4. ↑ Change of management at the Evangelical Press Association , idea.de, report from November 10, 2018.
5. ^ Members of the Constitutional Court of Baden-Württemberg , baden-wuerttemberg.de, accessed on May 1, 2016.
6. ^ Württemberg regional bishop Ulrich Mack is 65 , Idea , article from April 15, 2016.
7. ↑ Mack: to the family