Walter Michaelis (pastor)

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Curt Walter Michaelis (born March 4, 1866 in Frankfurt (Oder) , † October 9, 1953 in Göttingen ) was a German Protestant theologian , pastor, mission inspector, lecturer and president of the Gnadau community association .

Life

Walter Michaelis was the son of the judge Paul Michaelis and his wife Henriette geb. by Tschirschky-Boegendorff. He attended high school in Frankfurt / Oder until 1884. He then studied Protestant theology in Halle (Saale) , Leipzig , Berlin and Greifswald . After completing his studies, he was assistant preacher in Berlin-Gesundbrunnen from 1890 . In 1892 he went to Bielefeld , where he was pastor at St. Mary's Church until 1901 . From 1901 to 1906 Michaelis was inspector of the Evangelical Mission Society for German East Africa . From 1919 he was a lecturer at Bethel University .

From 1906 to 1911 he was initially the successor of Eduard Graf von Pückler on an honorary basis , then from 1919 to 1953 he was the full-time chairman (president) of the Gnadau community association. Michaelis obtained a demarcation of the Gnadau community association from the German Christians in 1933 .

Michaelis married Anna Linde on September 4, 1895. His older brother Georg Michaelis was Reich Chancellor and Prussian Prime Minister for a short time .

Honors

On December 25, 1922, the Greifswald theological faculty awarded him an honorary doctorate .

Fonts (selection)

  • To the Ephesians. In: The letters of the Apostle Paul (= Practical Bible Explanation. A generally understandable explanation of the Holy Scriptures of the Old and New Testaments, edited by Paul Fabianke , Part 3, Volume 7a). Hirsch, Constance 1908.
  • Regional Church and Kingdom of God. Rauhen Haus agency, Hamburg 1913.
  • Handout for daily prayers for war. Evangelical Society for Germany, Elberfeld 1917.
  • The war and the love of God. Three lectures. Bethel Institution, Bethel near Bielefeld 1917.
  • What Jesus tells us about the misery of war. Four lectures. Bethel Institution, Bethel near Bielefeld 1918.
  • The free evangelical people's church and its creed. Evangelical Society for Germany, Elberfeld 1919.
  • The necessary equipment of our youth for the struggles of the present. Jugendbund bookstore, Berlin-Friedrichshagen 1922.
  • You did work for me. Spiritual speeches. G. Koezle, Wernigerode 1925.
  • From faith in faith. Ten spiritual speeches. G. Koezle, Wernigerode 1925.
  • Apostolic Church Leadership. A concise interpretation of Paul's two letters to Timothy. German Association for Community Care and Evangelism, Bethel near Bielefeld 1926.
  • The Gospel in the preaching of the word, in baptism and in the Lord's Supper. Gnadauer Verlag, Bethel near Bielefeld 1931 (2nd, reviewed edition: Evangelische Verlagsanstalt, Berlin 1952).
  • Findings and experiences from fifty years of service to the gospel. Brunnen-Verlag, Gießen 1939 (2nd, reviewed and increased edition 1949).
  • Let the door be opened to Christ. Four lectures. Spener bookstore, Marburg 1949.
  • Justification and gift of spirit. Evangelical Publishing House, Berlin 1953.

literature

  • Michael Diener : Staying on course in stormy times. Walter Michaelis (1866–1953), a life for the church and community movement. (= TVG Church History Monographs). Brunnen Verlag, Giessen 1998, ISBN 3-7655-9422-9 .

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Gerhard Ruhbach : Michaelis, Walter (1866-1953). In: Evangelical Lexicon for Theology and Congregation. Volume 2: G-N. R. Brockhaus Verlag, Wuppertal 1993, ISBN 3-417-24642-3 , p. 1339.
  2. ↑ Walter Michaelis: My position on the belief movement German Christians. An appeal to all members of the Gnadauer Verband. German Association for Community Care and Evangelism, Bethel near Bielefeld 1933.
  3. ↑ Martin Kumlehn: Michaelis, Walter . In: Hans Dieter Betz u. a. (Ed.): Religion in the past and present . Concise dictionary for theology and religious studies. 4th edition. tape 8 , no. 5 . UTB, Stuttgart 2008, ISBN 978-3-8252-8401-5 , p. 1206 , col. 2 .
  4. ↑ Michael Diener: Staying on course in stormy times. Walter Michaelis (1866–1953), A Life for Church and Community Movement (=  TVG Church History Monographs ). Brunnen Verlag, Giessen 1998, ISBN 3-7655-9422-9 , p. 445 (cf. W. Michaelis: The allegedly betrayed peace. In: GG & / 1926, No. 10 (October), p. 223 f.).
personal data
SURNAME Michaelis, Walter
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Michaelis, Curt Walter (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German Protestant theologian, pastor, mission inspector, lecturer and president of the Gnadau community association
DATE OF BIRTH March 4, 1866
PLACE OF BIRTH Frankfurt (Oder)
DATE OF DEATH October 9, 1953
Place of death Goettingen