Regin Prenter (6 November 1907

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and became friend of Fr

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, SSM. He had candidate's degree in theology in 1931 and became priest in Hvilsager-Lime and the

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. 1935-36 he spent a year at

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where he came under influence of

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. Later he took part in many Anglican-Lutheran conferences. During W.W.II Prenter was active in the resistance movement against the Nazis and had doctors degree in theology in 1944 about Martin Luther's theology. 1945-1972 he was professor of dogmatics at the

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. During that time he was 1950-1957 chairman of the Commission of Theology of the

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and 1961-1962 chairman of the Commission of Worship of the

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. His work on Christian doctrine, ”Skabelse og Genløsning” (Creation and redemption), 1955, has been translated into English, German, French, and Japanese. 1972-1977 Prenter worked as a parish priest of Branderup.

Selected works in English

*Spiritus Creator: Luther's concept of the Holy Spirit. Muhlenberg Press, 1953, 311 p. *The Word and the Spirit: Essays on Inspiration of the Scriptures. Augsburg Pub. House, 1965. 163 p. *Creation and redemption, Fortess Press, 1967. 596 p. *The Church's Faith: A Primer of Christian Beliefs. Fortress Press, 1968. 224 p.

References

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*Irvine, Christopher (1993). Worship, Church and Society: an exposition of the work of Arthur Gabriel Hebert. Canterbury Press. p. 36. {{DEFAULTSORT:Prenter, Regin 1907 births 1990 deaths Danish Lutheran clergy Danish Lutheran theologians 20th-century Protestant theologians Academic staff of Aarhus University Alumni of Lincoln Theological College People from Frederikssund Municipality