Johannes Friedrich (born June 20, 1948 in

Bielefeld Bielefeld () is a city in the Ostwestfalen-Lippe Region in the north-east of North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. With a population of 341,755, it is also the most populous city in the administrative region (''Regierungsbezirk'') of Detmold and the ...

-Gadderbaum) is German Lutheran theologian and was a German Lutheran bishop.

Education and career

Friedrich studied

theology Theology is the systematic study of the nature of the divine and, more broadly, of religious belief. It is taught as an academic discipline, typically in universities and seminaries. It occupies itself with the unique content of analyzing the ...

at the

University of Erlangen-Nuremberg A university () is an institution of higher (or tertiary) education and research which awards academic degrees in several academic disciplines. Universities typically offer both undergraduate and postgraduate programs. In the United States, ...

and at the

University of Tübingen The University of Tübingen, officially the Eberhard Karl University of Tübingen (german: Eberhard Karls Universität Tübingen; la, Universitas Eberhardina Carolina), is a public research university located in the city of Tübingen, Baden-W� ...

, was reverend in

Nuremberg Nuremberg ( ; german: link=no, Nürnberg ; in the local East Franconian dialect: ''Nämberch'' ) is the second-largest city of the German state of Bavaria after its capital Munich, and its 518,370 (2019) inhabitants make it the 14th-largest ...

, campus minister at the University of Erlangen-Nuremberg and German Lutheran Provost at Redeemer Church in

Jerusalem Jerusalem (; he, יְרוּשָׁלַיִם ; ar, القُدس ) (combining the Biblical and common usage Arabic names); grc, Ἱερουσαλήμ/Ἰεροσόλυμα, Hierousalḗm/Hierosóluma; hy, Երուսաղեմ, Erusałēm. i ...

. He is a member of the EKD Council of the Protestant Church in Germany, since 1999 ''

Landesbischof A Landesbischof () is the head of some Protestant regional churches in Germany. Based on the principle of '' summus episcopus'' (german: landesherrliches Kirchenregiment), after the Reformation each Lutheran prince assumed the position of supreme ...

'' (bishop) of the

Evangelical Lutheran Church in Bavaria The Evangelical Lutheran Church in Bavaria (german: Evangelisch-Lutherische Kirche in Bayern) is a Lutheran member church of the Evangelical Church in Germany in the German state of Bavaria. The seat of the church is in Munich. The '' Landesbischo ...

and from 2005 leading bishop of the

United Evangelical Lutheran Church of Germany The United Evangelical Lutheran Church of Germany (German: Vereinigte Evangelisch-Lutherische Kirche Deutschlands, VELKD) was founded on July 8, 1948, in Eisenach, Germany. Its total membership is 8.6 million people. The Member Churches of this org ...

. Friedrich worked on a Lutheran/Catholic Joint Declaration on the Doctrine of Justification (JD) and supports the Christian–Islamic dialogue in order to cause the Christian–Islamic understanding. In 2011 Friedrich was succeeded as bishop of the ELCB by Heinrich Bedford-Strohm.

Other activities

* Deloitte Germany, Member of the Advisory BoardAdvisory Board

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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

External links

German National Library
{{DEFAULTSORT:Friedrich, Johannes 1948 births German Lutheran theologians University of Tübingen alumni Clergy from Bielefeld Living people German male non-fiction writers 21st-century German Lutheran bishops