Hermann Sasse
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Hermann Sasse (1895-1976) was a Lutheran theologian and author. He was considered one of the foremost confessional Lutheran theologians of the 20th Century.
Born in Sonnenwald, Germany, Sasse began his career under the influence of the classical liberalism of his teachers, such as Adolf Harnack. After spending a year as an exchange student at Hartford Theological Seminary in the United States (1925-1926), Sasse returned to Germany to take up a teaching position at Erlangen. During this period, he became an active participant in the ecumenical movement. In the early 1930s, he emerged as a vocal critic of the National Socialist Party and Germany’s new chancellor, Adolf Hitler.
In 1949, Sasse emigrated to Adelaide, Australia, where he served on the faculty of the seminary of the United Evangelical Lutheran Church of Australia (later merged into the Lutheran Church of Australia) until his death in 1976.
[edit] Selected bibliography
- Sasse, Hermann. This Is My Body: Luther's Contention for the Real Presence in the Sacrament of the Altar. Eugene, OR: Wipf & Stock, 2001. ISBN 1-57910-766-4
- The Lonely Way: Selected Essays and Letters of Hermann Sasse: 1941-1976 (Concordia Publishing House, 2003) ISBN 0-7586-0004-6
- The Lonely Way: Selected Essays and Letters of Hermann Sasse: 1927-1939 (Concordia Publishing House, 2002) ISBN 0-570-01640-1
[edit] External links
- Sasse, Hermann Otto Erich (1895 - 1976) (Australian Dictionary of Biography)
- Hermann Sasse and the Liturgical Movement by John T. Pless
- Selection of Prof. Dr Hermann Sasse's Writings (Confessional Lutherans Australia)
