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Friedrich Karrenberg
Friedrich Karrenberg (16 April 1904 – 28 November 1966) was a German Continental Reformed church, Evangelical-reformed social ethics, social ethicist and :de:Hochschullehrer, professor. He was a leading member of the Evangelical Church in the Rhineland. Life Karrenberg was born in Velbert, a manufacturing town a short distance to the east of Düsseldorf. He came from an entrepreneurial family. Hugo Karrenberg, his father, owned a factory making barrels and rivets, in which Friedrich served an apprenticeship. He would take over the business when his father died in 1940. Early on he also involved himself in German Youth Movement, youth movement activities, one effect of which was to awaken an interest in socio-ethical questions. He was particularly influenced by the theology of Karl Barth. In the summer of 1925 Karrenberg enrolled at Goethe University Frankfurt, Frankfurt University where he studied :de:Volkswirtschaft, practical economics (''"Volkswirtschaft"'') and s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Continental Reformed Church
Continental Reformed Christianity or Continental Reformed Protestantism is a part of Reformed Christianity within Protestantism that traces its origin to continental Europe. Prominent subgroups are the Dutch Reformed, Swiss Reformed, French Huguenot, Hungarian Reformed, and German Reformed Churches. The term is used to distinguish these Churches from Presbyterian, Congregational, Reformed Anglican or other Calvinist Churches, which can trace their origin to the British Isles or elsewhere in the world. Notably, their theology is largely derived from the Swiss Reformation, as Switzerland (specifically Geneva and Zürich) was a base for the most influential Reformed theologians of the era. It was inaugurated by Huldrych Zwingli, who formulated the first expression of the Reformed faith. Swiss Reformation was more fully articulated by Martin Bucer, Heinrich Bullinger and especially John Calvin, who became recognized as the leading figure in the Reformed tradition. In the sixteen ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
