Wilhelm Hadorn

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Wilhelm Hadorn (born January 28, 1869 in Bern ; † November 17, 1929 there ) was a Reformed theologian in Switzerland .

After he was pastor at the Mauritius Church in Saanen , in Köniz and from 1903 at the Bern Minster , he became a full professor for the New Testament at the University of Bern in 1922 and for Swiss Church History in 1925. Hadorn was a member of the Schwizerhüsli Basel , a founder of the Zähringia Bernensis and a member of the Greifswalder Wingolf .

From 1918 to 1922 he chaired the Synodal Council of the Reformed Church of the Canton of Bern and from 1920 to 1921 he was the first President of the Swiss Evangelical Church Federation .

In 1909 he received an honorary doctorate from the University of Geneva .

Works

  • History of Pietism in the Swiss Reformed Churches , 1901
  • Heaven. Daily Devotions and Prayers for Young Christians , 1901
  • Teaching Christianity to Young Christians , 1905 (9th edition: 1918)
  • The Acts of the Apostles and Their Historical Value , 1906
  • Church history of Reformed Switzerland , 1907
  • Calvin's Significance in the History and Life of the Protestant Church , 1909
  • His name is wonderful. Sermons , 1912 (1925²)
  • Come home! 7 sermons on the parable of the prodigal son , 1914²
  • He is our peace. A vintage sermon , 1915
  • Men and heroes. The Swiss Reformation and its blessings , 1917
  • The Last Book of the Bible , 1918 (1919²)
  • The drafting of the letters to Thessalonians , 1919
  • By faith. Sermons after the church year went primarily on Hebrews 11 , 1922
  • The German Bible in Switzerland , 1927
  • The Revelation of John (Theological Commentary on the New Testament 18), 1928
  • The Reformation in German-speaking Switzerland , 1928

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Individual evidence

  1. ^ W. Betzler (ed.): Complete directory of Wingolfs , Lichtenberg 1991
personal data
SURNAME Hadorn, Wilhelm
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Reformed Swiss theologian
DATE OF BIRTH January 28, 1869
PLACE OF BIRTH Bern
DATE OF DEATH November 17, 1929
Place of death Bern