Johann Blumhardt
Johann Christoph Blumhardt (* July 16, 1805 in Stuttgart, † February 25, 1880 in Bad Boll) was a priest of the Württemberg revivalist, evangelical theologian and hymn writer.
Life
Childhood and youth
Born in 1805 in Stuttgart, the son of a baker and wood diameter grows Johann Christoph Blumhardt up in poverty. His childhood was marked by the Christian home and through the living kingdom of God expectancy in the circles of the Swabian pietism. As a gifted student of the Stuttgart school, he receives aid; the tuition fees be adopted him.
Study of theology
1820 - after a second entrance exam, the "Land exam " - he is a fellow of the Evangelical Theological Seminary in Schoental. While studying theology in Tübingen, he learns et al Eduard Moerike know, who also lives as a student in the Protestant Foundation and to which a close friendship developed.
The way to the pastor
After a good passing the first theological examination occurs Blumhardt 1829 his first curacy in Dürrmenz ( at Muehlacker ) to. In 1830 he was appointed as a missionary teacher to Basel. After seven years, he leaves Basel to go as a parish assistant after Iptingen.
Pastor in Möttlingen
In July 1838 he was appointed parish priest in Möttlingen ( in Bad Love cell ). Here he married Doris Köllner, a daughter of his friend Karl Köllner mission. 1842 born theologian and later her son Christoph Friedrich Blumhardt.
Gottliebin Dittus, a young woman from the community, suffers from an inexplicable disease. She is plagued by cramps, strange voices talking of her. For two years - 1842 and 1843 - he accompanied this woman pastorally, by referring them to God's promises always reminded again and pray with her. At Christmas in 1843 ending their suffering, the Blumhardt disease in a report to the church consistory as "ghost fight " means later. The loud cry of the healed "Jesus is the winner " is the watchword of Johann Christoph Blumhardt.
The Day of Prayer and Revival Movement
This healing triggers a Day of Prayer and revival movement. On January 8, 1844 four believers come from the community who want to confess. On January 27, there are 16 on January 30, 35, then 67, 156, 246 people, finally almost the whole village. Also Foreign now flock after Möttlingen to Blumhardt's church services. On a Pentecost counting Departing 2000. In the following period is reported of further healings, first in Blumhardt's family, in the community and with visitors. The liberal press ridiculed the events as fraud and belief in miracles. The Consistory of the ecclesiastical authorities forbids him then to mix the cure physical diseases with pastoral care.
Blumhardt reaches the certainty that the coming of the Kingdom of God was imminent and that there would be before that a "second outpouring of the Holy Spirit." This belief inspires him to social action. Following the example of Pastor Oberlin from the Steintal in Alsace he opened in 1844 a kindergarten and sets the healed Gottliebin Dittus as the first kindergarten teacher. In the famine years, and the times of great poverty he directed with his wife, a soup kitchen, and founded a charity with a " Viehleihkasse ".
Pastoral Care in Bad Boll
In 1852 he moved with his family to Bad Boll, where he directs a pastoral center for the upper stands up to his death in 1880 at the Kurhaus with the name Royal Württembergisches bath which guests from all over Europe and from all walks of attracting and accommodating. After his death, his son Christoph Blumhardt continues his father's work.
Blumhardt in the judgment of contemporaries
During his lifetime, Blumhardt was controversial. Otto Funcke, who himself met him several times, writes: "It was a force out of him. " Funckes father who was a doctor, Blumhardt refused as " dreamers " from.
Commemoration
In evangelical name calendar is February 24, the day of remembrance for Johann Christoph Blumhardt.
On the life and work Blumhardt's remember the Blumhardt Memorial in Bad Love cell Möttlingen and the Literature Museum Blumhardt's literary salon in Bad Boll.
Since 1955, his 150th birthday, the Evangelical Church in Möttlingen bears his name " Blumhardt church."
In addition, wearing a Christian private school founded in 1997 in Muehlacker - Lomersheim his name.
Works
- Collection of older, mostly unknown hymns and melodies to hymns, four-part set and first for the use of the new Württemb. Hymnal edited by Christoph Blumhardt, pastor in Möttlingen in Calw. First Section ( 1 - 100 melodies for three-to six-line songs. ) Stuttgart, Verlag JF Steinkopf'schen bookstore. In 1843.
- Bible songs, put into singable rhymes passages of Scripture together with some fixed and Mission songs by Joh Christoph Blumhardt, formerly pastor in Bad Boll. Reissued For Use in Bad Boll of Christoph Blumhardt. Second revised edition. In the self- publishing of the publisher. Stuttgart. Pressure of Chr Scheufele. In 1884.
- The song of Mary. An antiphon for soloists (two female voices ), choir and organ ( harmonium ) by Johann Christoph Blumhardt. Neudietendorf i Thür.: Frederick Jansa 1921.
- Johann Christoph Blumhardt: Collected Works. Writings, preaching, letters. Göttingen: Cambridge University Press - 14 volumes digitized Series 1 fonts. Edited by Gerhard Schäfer.
- 2nd row proclamation. In conjunction with Peter Beyer House, Rudolf drilling, Martin Schmidt and Manfred Seitz edited by Joachim Scharfenberg and Paul Ernst.
- Series 3 letters. Edited by Dieter Ising.