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In den Briefen zwischen Barth und Niesel wird das Bemühen beider deutlich, die EKD an ihren theologischen Auftrag zu erinnern und dabei auch den ökumenischen Horizont der reformierten Theologie zur Geltung zu bringen.

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This is the first publication of the letters exchanged between Karl Barth and his pupil Wilhelm Niesen during the years 1926 to 1968.

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Matthias Freudenberg and Hans-Georg Ulrichs highlight the Calvin interpretation and the respective position of Karl Barth and Wilhelm Niesel on church politics during the church struggles and the time after World War II.
In this edition of the correspondence between Karl Barth and his pupil Wilhelm Niesel, Matthias Freudenberg and Hans-Georg Ulrichs take a look at the theological stances and the church politics of these two theologians. The letters from the years 1926 through 1930 document their exchange of thoughts concerning their understanding of the Eucharist and the theology of the Protestant Reformers. In the years 1931 to 1938 the Church struggles as well as the authors views on the most critical events in Church politics lay at the center of their correspondence. In the postwar letter (1946-1968) the exchange provides insights into the rise of Protestant institutions and the commitments of both authors to theology and church politics.

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MatthiasFreudenberg and Hans-Georg Ulrichs´ edition of the correspondence of Karl Barth and his student Wilhelm Niesel enlightens the theological and church-political views of the authors. The letters of the years 1926-1930 demonstrate the exchange on Calvin´s comprehension of communion and the theology of the Reformers. In the years 1931-1938 the correspondence focuses on the struggle between the church and the state and the evaluation of the explosivechurch-political processes. In the postwar period (1946-1868) the letters give information about the development of the protestant institutions and the commitment Barths and Niesels totheology and church politics.

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Ulrichs, Hans-Georg
Dr. phil. Hans-Georg Ulrichs, geb. 1966, ist seit Oktober 2010 ist Hochschulpfarrer in Heidelberg. Seit 2016 ist er Lehrbeauftragter an der Universität Osnabrück. Ulrichs ist Vorsitzender der "Gesellschaft für die Geschichte des reformierten Protestantismus".

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