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An den Frieden glauben!? Die Entstehung von Iwands Friedenstheologie aus seiner Seelsorge in der Not und der Anfechtung der ersten Nachkriegsjahre

Published/Copyright: September 1, 2018
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Abstract

In the first years after the end of World War II, Hans Joachim Iwand (1899-1960) was inten­sely engaged for repentance and a radical farewell to the wanderings of the Third Reich in church, society and the political realm. This article traces how he, in doing so, elaborated a genuine theology of peace while practicing pastoral care to refugees from East Prussia. Iwand experienced the antithesis between East and West, resulting in a gradual development of the »Cold War«, as a temptation originating from the continuation of the dualistic worldview of Nazi-ideology. His theological approach is characterized by advancing the question of who and where God is, thus rethinking and renewing Luther’s theology of the cross.

Online erschienen: 2018-09-01
Erschienen im Druck: 2018-08-01

© 2018 by Gütersloher Verlagshaus

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