Uwe Dittmer

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Uwe Dittmer (born April 7, 1934 in Berlin ; † April 14, 2020 ) was a German Protestant theologian and author .

Career

Dittmer studied theology and was ordained pastor in 1959 . From 1959 to 1966 he worked as a pastor in Sperenberg . He then worked in the Potsdam Holy Cross Chapel . In 1966 Dittmer was appointed pastor for youth and students in the Potsdam church district and held this post until 1999, most recently he waived his salary in 1996 and went into early retirement . He then also taught lifestyle, ethics and religious studies at the Voltaire School in Potsdam . Dittmer had been a member of the Federal Synod since 1986 and in 1987 was Johannes Stemmler's first deputy at the Federal Synod.

In April 1968, he was the last pastor to hold a service in the Potsdam garrison church before it was blown up , but for years had spoken out against the reconstruction of the church.

Dittmer wrote a number of popular science books on theological subjects. He was a lecturer in the New Testament ; for a year he was visiting pastor of the United Church of Christ in the USA .

Uwe Dittmer was married; his wife died in a boat accident. He died in April 2020.

Publications

  • In the spotlight on the Lord's Supper. Evangelische Verlagsanstalt, Berlin 1973.
  • In the spotlight on sin and forgiveness, theological information for non-theologians. Evangelical Publishing House, Berlin 1981.
  • Understanding Faith Guide for Young People. Evangelische Verlagsanstalt, Berlin 1984.
  • The utopia of the kingdom of God. Politics with the Bible. Foreword by Jürgen Moltmann . Lembeck, Frankfurt a. M. 1997, ISBN 3-87476-329-3 .
  • Baptism: What it means to me to be baptized. Evangelical Main Bible Society and von Cansteinsche Bibelanstalt, Berlin 2002.
  • Faith: A Guide for Young People. Evangelical Main Bible Society and von Cansteinsche Bibelanstalt, Berlin 2002, ISBN 978-3-7461-0168-2 .
  • Church in Transition? Lembeck, Frankfurt a. M. 2005, ISBN 978-3-87476-486-5 .
  • Christians today understand theological designs for the 21st century. Pressel, Remshalden 2011, ISBN 978-3-937950-89-1 .

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Anke Silomon, Ulrich Bayer, Joachim Mehlhausen: Synod and SED state: the synod of the Federation of Evangelical Churches in the GDR. Vandenhoeck & Ruprecht, Tübingen, 1997, p. 424 , accessed on April 26, 2020 (preview in Google Books).
  2. ↑ a b Obituary notice Uwe Dittmer. In: trauer-angebote.de . April 25, 2020, accessed April 26, 2020 .
  3. ^ Pastor Uwe Dittmer has passed away. Evangelical Church District Potsdam, April 22, 2020, accessed on April 26, 2020 .
  4. ↑ a b Christian von Faber: Uwe Dittmer - “Church in Transition?” Evangelical Church Community Luckenwalde, January 28, 2015, archived from the original on August 15, 2018 ; accessed on April 26, 2020 .
  5. ↑ Ralf Schuler: The Evangelical Church in Berlin-Brandenburg is in financial need: 300 of around 1275 parish posts have to be cut. In: Welt Online . July 18, 1996, accessed April 26, 2020 .
  6. ↑ Stefan Otto: Baroque Waste: Pastor Uwe Dittmer does not want a new garrison church in Potsdam. In: neue-deutschland.de . May 3, 2010, accessed April 26, 2020 .
  7. ↑ Stefan Otto: Militarism: Comeback of the soldiers' church. In: taz.de . September 11, 2008, accessed April 26, 2020 .
  8. ↑ New Spirit of Potsdam. In: Der Spiegel 21/1991. May 20, 1991, pp. 222-232 , accessed April 26, 2020 .
personal data
SURNAME Dittmer, Uwe
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German Protestant theologian and author
DATE OF BIRTH April 7, 1934
PLACE OF BIRTH Berlin
DATE OF DEATH April 14, 2020