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Wilhelm Stählin

German Lutheran theologian (1883–1975)

Wilhelm Stählin (24 September 1883, Gunzenhausen, Bavaria – 16 December 1975, Prien am Chiemsee, Bavaria) was a German Lutheran theologian, bishop and preacher. He was one of the major initiators of the Liturgical Movement in German Protestantism in the 20th Century.2

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Born Sep 24, 1883, died Dec 16, 1975.1

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Early life and education

  • Date not recordedFrederick William University Berlin3
  • Date not recordedUniversity of Erlangen–Nuremberg3
  • Date not recordedUniversity of Rostock3

Early life

After completing his school education in Augsburg Stählin began studying theology in 1901 in Erlangen, Rostock and Berlin. In 1905 he completed this theological examinations and served afterwards as a vicar in Bavaria. After a trip to England in 1908 Stählin became a parish pastor in Egloffstein and married. In 1913 he received his doctorate at the University of Marburg. His dissertation dealt with the problem of biblical metaphors. In 1914 he founded the "Gesellschaft für Religionspsychologie" (The Society for Religious Psychology) and published the "Archive for Religious Psychology". At the same time he established contact with the German Youth Movement of that time.

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Career

Occupation: psychologist of religion, parson, Protestant theologian, bishop, university teacher, Lutheran pastor.7

Personal life

  • BornSep 24, 1883, Gunzenhausen8
  • DiedDec 16, 1975, Prien am Chiemsee9
  • CitizenshipGermany10
  • SpouseLieselotte Stählin11

Stählin was the son of a Christian preacher and missionary.

Stählin was married twice; first to Emmy Thäter, who died in 1945, and then to Liselotte Künne. He and Emmy had several children.

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Awards

  • 1968Konrad Adenauer Prize12
  • Date not recordedBavarian Order of Merit12
  • Date not recordedKnight Commander's Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany12

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