Wilhelm Lütgert - Place of Birth, Date of Birth, Age, Wiki, Facts, Net Worth, Birthday, Biography and Family

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Apr 09, 1867 Heiligengrabe, Brandenburg, Germany Died on 21 Feb 1938 (aged 70)

German pastor and theologian

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About Wilhelm Lütgert

  • Wilhelm Lütgert (9 April 1867, in Heiligengrabe – 21 February 1938, in Berlin) was a German Protestant theologian. He studied theology at the University of Greifswald as a pupil of Hermann Cremer, then furthered his education in Berlin, where he attended lectures given by Adolf von Harnack.
  • In 1892 he obtained his habilitation at Greifswald, and three years later, became an associate professor of New Testament exegesis.
  • In 1902 he succeeded Willibald Beyschlag as professor of New Testament exegesis at the University of Halle, where in 1912 he replaced Martin Kähler as chair of systematic theology.
  • In 1917/18 he served as university rector.
  • From 1929 onward, he was a professor of systematic theology at Friedrich-Wilhelms-Universität in Berlin.With Hermann Cremer, Adolf Schlatter and others, he was a prominent member of the so-called Greifswalder Schule of theology.
  • He was in disagreement with the dialectical theology of his era, and was equally opposed to the Deutsche Christen movement.
  • He viewed the Confessing Church favorably, but never joined as a member.

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