Johannes Friedrich (bishop)
Johannes Friedrich (born June 20, 1948 in Bielefeld-Gadderbaum) is German Lutheran theologian and was a German Lutheran bishop.
Education and career
Johannes Friedrich studied theology at the University of Erlangen-Nuremberg and at the University of Tübingen,[1] was reverend in Nuremberg, campus minister at the University of Erlangen-Nuremberg and German Lutheran Provost at Redeemer Church in Jerusalem.[2] He is a member of the EKD Council of the Protestant Church in Germany,[3] since 1999 Landesbischof (bishop) of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Bavaria[4] and since 2005 leading bishop of the United Evangelical Lutheran Church of Germany.[5] Friedrich has worked on a Lutheran/Catholic Joint Declaration on the Doctrine of Justification (JD)[6] and supports the Christian–Islamic dialogue in order to cause the Christian–Islamic understanding.[7][8]
In 2011 he was succeeded as bishop of the ELCB by Heinrich Bedford-Strohm.[9]
Works available in German
- Anvertraute Talente. 2008
- Verantwortung gemeindenah und in weltweitem Horizont. 2008
- Das Leitungsamt der Kirche in unserer Zeit. 2008
- Zeugen der Wahrheit Gottes. 2006
- Den einmal begonnenen Weg im festen Blick auf das Ziel fortsetzen. 2005
- Die Confessio Augustana und die Christenheit. 2005
- In ökumenischer Gesinnung handeln. 2004
- Die Zukunft gestalten. 2004
- Zuversicht trotz Zwischentief. 2003
- Vertrauen in die ökumenische Gemeinschaft stiften. 2002
- Ökumene in Deutschland - Blick voraus. 2002
- Zum gemeinsamen Zeugnis berufen. 2001
- Unterwegs zur Gemeinschaft. 2000
- Profil zeigen. 2000
- Gott im Bruder?. 1977
- Gott im Anderen? eine methodenkritische Untersuchung von Redaktion, Überlieferung und Tradition in Matthäus 25,31-46. 1976
- Rechtfertigung. 1976
References
- ↑ The Bavarian radio (12th of March 2010)
- ↑ The Provosts in Jerusalem (12th of March 2010)
- ↑ New EKD Council elected (11th of March 2010)
- ↑ Evangelical Lutheran Church in Bavaria (4th of March 2010)
- ↑ Bishop Friedrich is Leading United Evangelical Lutheran (11th of March 2010)
- ↑ The Lutheran World Federation (10th of March 2010)
- ↑ Dialogue from a Christian Source (11th of March 2010)
- ↑ Eugen-Biser-Award 2008 (11th of March 2010)
- ↑ http://www.bayern-evangelisch.de/www/ueber_uns/ticker-bischofswahl.php
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| Preceded by Hermann von Loewenich |
Landesbischof of Bavaria 1999-2011 |
Succeeded by Heinrich Bedford-Strohm |