Theology

Gerhard Ebeling

Predigten eines »Illegalen« aus den Jahren 1939–1945

[Sermons of an 'illegal'. Between 1939 and 1945. By Gerhard Ebeling.]

1995. IX, 167 pages.
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Published in German.
The sermons presented here were held almost without exception half a century ago in a parish of the confessing church in Berlin and are marked by the church's struggle and the Second World War. The book begins with an Easter sermon before the outbreak of the war in which the flush of victory is contrasted with feelings of powerlessness at that time. It concludes with a speech made to the troops at the end of the war in which the speaker is torn between the uncertainty of an armistice and the fear of becoming a prisoner of war. The texts are primarily of a documentary nature. The context of contemporary history of that time has receded into the distance and faint allusions are made to this in each case so that the present-day reader can hear the echo of these sermons and understand their significance to the listeners of that period.
The sermons presented here were held almost without exception half a century ago in a parish of the confessing church in Berlin and are marked by the church's struggle and the Second World War. The book begins with an Easter sermon before the outbreak of the war in which the flush of victory is contrasted with feelings of powerlessness at that time. It concludes with a speech made to the troops at the end of the war in which the speaker is torn between the uncertainty of an armistice and the fear of becoming a prisoner of war. The texts are primarily of a documentary nature. The context of contemporary history of that time has receded into the distance and faint allusions are made to this in each case so that the present-day reader can hear the echo of these sermons and understand their significance to the listeners of that period.
Authors/Editors

Gerhard Ebeling (1912–2001) 1938 Promotion; 1947 Habilitation; 1962 Gründer des Zürcher Instituts für Hermeneutik; langjähriger Professor für Kirchengeschichte bzw. Systematische Theologie in Tübingen und Zürich; von 1959–1989 Präsident der Kommission zur Herausgabe der Werke Martin Luthers.

Reviews

The following reviews are known:

In: Deutsches Pfarrerblatt — Jg. 96, (1996), Nr. 3, S. 164–165 (Prof Dr M Trowitzsch)
In: Deutsches Pfarrerblatt — Jg. 96, (1996), Nr. 3, S. 164–165 (Prof Dr M Trowitzsch)
In: Concilium — Jg. XXXI (1995), Nr. 4
In: Lutheran Quarterly — (Sommer 1998), S. 223–224 (Prof Mary J. Haemig)
In: Kirchl. Amtsblatt d.Ev.Kirche Westf — (1997), Nr. 2, S. 52–53
In: De Stem van het Boek — Jg. 6, (1995) 2.Kwartaal S. 29
In: Reformierte Presse — (24.1.1997), Nr. 4, S. 13 (Stephan Bieri)
In: Theologische Literaturzeitung — Jg. 122, (1997), Nr. 9, S. 851 (R. Mokrosch)