Under the leadership of Karl Barth, Gogarten split from the prevailing liberal theology as represented by Albrecht Ritschl and others. He stood against the historicism and anthropocentrism of the Protestant theology of the 19th century by emphasizing the absolute antithesis of God and man. This new dialectical theology was named after a phrase in Gogarten's magazine Between the Ages.[2]
Barth was excited by Gogarten, and in 1920 wrote to Eduard Thurneysen, "This is a dreadnought for us and against our adversaries. Who knows, someday he will teach us, he has quite the allure and the stuff one man which ... to be". Nonetheless a few years later a distance between Barth and Gogarten developed. Later Between the Ages ceased publication and Gogarten broke away from Barth. He also had differences with Rudolf Bultmann, who however resumed the relationship in 1940.[2]
After the Sports Palace demonstration on November 13, 1933, in Berlin he wrote articles in several magazines explaining the "Faith Movement of German Christians". While Gogarten actively supported the German Christian movement for three months in 1933, which aligned itself with Hitler and the Nazi Party, he never joined the Nazi Party.[2] In 1936 he signed a statement denouncing the German Christian position.[3]
In 1927, Gogarten began teaching in Jena. His inaugural lecture was "Theological Tradition and Theological Work: Intellectual History or Theology?" This led to his appointment in 1931 as the successor of Erich Schaeder to the chair of systematic theology in Wroclaw, Poland. In the summer of 1935 he took over the reading circle of Karl Barth in Bonn. In the winter of the same year he moved to Göttingen where he succeeded Carl Stange as Professor of Systematic Theology and was appointed as university preacher. On February 25, 1955, he retired in Göttingen, where he died.[1]
Gogarten's general theme is "Man between God and the world", "The Church in the world" and the secularization as a result of the Christian revelation.[1]
Honorsedit
Honorary doctorate from the Theological Faculty of the University of Giessen (1924)
Goering, Timothy (2017). Friedrich Gogarten (1887-1967). Religionsrebell im Jahrhundert der Weltkriege (Studien zur Ideengeschichte der Neuzeit, Bd. 51). Berlin/Boston: de Gruyter. doi:10.1515/9783110519600. ISBN9783110519600.
Kroeger, Matthias (1997). Friedrich Gogarten. Leben und Wirken in zeitgeschichtlicher Perspektive - mit zahlreichen Dokumenten und Materialien (in German). Vol. 1. Stuttgart: Kohlhammer Verlag. ISBN978-3-17-014979-3.
Shiner, L. E. (1966). The Secularization of History: An Introduction to the Theology of Friedrich Gogarten. Nashville: Abingdon Press.
January 01, 1970
friedrich, gogarten, january, 1887, october, 1967, lutheran, theologian, founder, dialectical, theology, germany, early, 20th, century, born, 1887, january, 1887dortmund, germanydiedoctober, 1967, 1967, aged, göttingen, west, germanyacademic, backgroundinfluen. Friedrich Gogarten January 13 1887 October 16 1967 was a Lutheran theologian co founder of dialectical theology in Germany in the early 20th century 1 Friedrich GogartenBorn 1887 01 13 January 13 1887Dortmund GermanyDiedOctober 16 1967 1967 10 16 aged 80 Gottingen West GermanyAcademic backgroundInfluencesKarl BarthAdolf von HarnackSoren KierkegaardMartin LutherErnst TroeltschAcademic workDisciplineTheologySub disciplineSystematic theologySchool or traditionDialectical theologyLutheranismInstitutionsUniversity of JenaUniversity of Gottingen Contents 1 Career 2 Honors 3 References 3 1 Footnotes 3 2 BibliographyCareer editUnder the leadership of Karl Barth Gogarten split from the prevailing liberal theology as represented by Albrecht Ritschl and others He stood against the historicism and anthropocentrism of the Protestant theology of the 19th century by emphasizing the absolute antithesis of God and man This new dialectical theology was named after a phrase in Gogarten s magazine Between the Ages 2 Barth was excited by Gogarten and in 1920 wrote to Eduard Thurneysen This is a dreadnought for us and against our adversaries Who knows someday he will teach us he has quite the allure and the stuff one man which to be Nonetheless a few years later a distance between Barth and Gogarten developed Later Between the Ages ceased publication and Gogarten broke away from Barth He also had differences with Rudolf Bultmann who however resumed the relationship in 1940 2 After the Sports Palace demonstration on November 13 1933 in Berlin he wrote articles in several magazines explaining the Faith Movement of German Christians While Gogarten actively supported the German Christian movement for three months in 1933 which aligned itself with Hitler and the Nazi Party he never joined the Nazi Party 2 In 1936 he signed a statement denouncing the German Christian position 3 In 1927 Gogarten began teaching in Jena His inaugural lecture was Theological Tradition and Theological Work Intellectual History or Theology This led to his appointment in 1931 as the successor of Erich Schaeder to the chair of systematic theology in Wroclaw Poland In the summer of 1935 he took over the reading circle of Karl Barth in Bonn In the winter of the same year he moved to Gottingen where he succeeded Carl Stange as Professor of Systematic Theology and was appointed as university preacher On February 25 1955 he retired in Gottingen where he died 1 Gogarten s general theme is Man between God and the world The Church in the world and the secularization as a result of the Christian revelation 1 Honors editHonorary doctorate from the Theological Faculty of the University of Giessen 1924 Grosses Verdienstkreuz der Bundesrepublik Deutschland Great Cross of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany 1957 Grosses Verdienstkreuz mit Stern der Bundesrepublik Deutschland Great Cross of Merit with Star of the Federal Republic of Germany 1967 References editFootnotes edit a b c Bautz 1990 a b c Kroeger 1997 Shiner 1966 p 208 Bibliography edit Bautz Friedrich Wilhelm 1990 Friedrich Gogarten In Bautz Friedrich Wilhelm ed Biographisch Bibliographisches Kirchenlexikon Vol 2 Hamm Germany Bautz cols 263 264 ISBN 978 3 88309 032 0 Goering Timothy 2017 Friedrich Gogarten 1887 1967 Religionsrebell im Jahrhundert der Weltkriege Studien zur Ideengeschichte der Neuzeit Bd 51 Berlin Boston de Gruyter doi 10 1515 9783110519600 ISBN 9783110519600 Kroeger Matthias 1997 Friedrich Gogarten Leben und Wirken in zeitgeschichtlicher Perspektive mit zahlreichen Dokumenten und Materialien in German Vol 1 Stuttgart Kohlhammer Verlag ISBN 978 3 17 014979 3 Shiner L E 1966 The Secularization of History An Introduction to the Theology of Friedrich Gogarten Nashville Abingdon Press Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Friedrich Gogarten amp oldid 1193020849, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
