Berthold Wulf
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Berthold Wulf is a German
priest, poet and philosopher.
, Province of Hanover
. He was the third child of Bertha Wulf and Karl Wulf, who was a musician and conductor. He spent his childhood with his elder brother and his twin brother in Hildesheim
near Hanover. When he was 17 he had to join the German army. He survived World War II
as a common soldier.
After the war he became a goldsmith. But he got to know anthroposophy
and so he decided to become a priest of the Christian Community. In 1953 he received ordination to the priesthood in Stuttgart
. Afterwards he worked as a priest in Berlin
, Heidelberg
, and Zürich
, where he worked until his retirement. In 1954 he married Ingeborg Köhler.
He has given more than 8,000 lectures and his complete edition consists of 26 volumes on 17,343 pages. Most of his work is poetry, but he also wrote philosophical books. His topics are anthroposophy
and christianity
.
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
priest, poet and philosopher.
Life
Wulf was born in HanoverHanover
Hanover or Hannover, on the river Leine, is the capital of the federal state of Lower Saxony , Germany and was once by personal union the family seat of the Hanoverian Kings of Great Britain, under their title as the dukes of Brunswick-Lüneburg...
, Province of Hanover
Province of Hanover
The Province of Hanover was a province of the Kingdom of Prussia and the Free State of Prussia from 1868 to 1946.During the Austro-Prussian War, the Kingdom of Hanover had attempted to maintain a neutral position, along with some other member states of the German Confederation...
. He was the third child of Bertha Wulf and Karl Wulf, who was a musician and conductor. He spent his childhood with his elder brother and his twin brother in Hildesheim
Hildesheim
Hildesheim is a city in Lower Saxony, Germany. It is located in the district of Hildesheim, about 30 km southeast of Hanover on the banks of the Innerste river, which is a small tributary of the Leine river...
near Hanover. When he was 17 he had to join the German army. He survived World War II
World War II
World War II, or the Second World War , was a global conflict lasting from 1939 to 1945, involving most of the world's nations—including all of the great powers—eventually forming two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis...
as a common soldier.
After the war he became a goldsmith. But he got to know anthroposophy
Anthroposophy
Anthroposophy, a philosophy founded by Rudolf Steiner, postulates the existence of an objective, intellectually comprehensible spiritual world accessible to direct experience through inner development...
and so he decided to become a priest of the Christian Community. In 1953 he received ordination to the priesthood in Stuttgart
Stuttgart
Stuttgart is the capital of the state of Baden-Württemberg in southern Germany. The sixth-largest city in Germany, Stuttgart has a population of 600,038 while the metropolitan area has a population of 5.3 million ....
. Afterwards he worked as a priest in Berlin
Berlin
Berlin is the capital city of Germany and is one of the 16 states of Germany. With a population of 3.45 million people, Berlin is Germany's largest city. It is the second most populous city proper and the seventh most populous urban area in the European Union...
, Heidelberg
Heidelberg
-Early history:Between 600,000 and 200,000 years ago, "Heidelberg Man" died at nearby Mauer. His jaw bone was discovered in 1907; with scientific dating, his remains were determined to be the earliest evidence of human life in Europe. In the 5th century BC, a Celtic fortress of refuge and place of...
, and Zürich
Zürich
Zurich is the largest city in Switzerland and the capital of the canton of Zurich. It is located in central Switzerland at the northwestern tip of Lake Zurich...
, where he worked until his retirement. In 1954 he married Ingeborg Köhler.
He has given more than 8,000 lectures and his complete edition consists of 26 volumes on 17,343 pages. Most of his work is poetry, but he also wrote philosophical books. His topics are anthroposophy
Anthroposophy
Anthroposophy, a philosophy founded by Rudolf Steiner, postulates the existence of an objective, intellectually comprehensible spiritual world accessible to direct experience through inner development...
and christianity
Christianity
Christianity is a monotheistic religion based on the life and teachings of Jesus as presented in canonical gospels and other New Testament writings...
.
Work (selection)
- Canticum Mundi. Okeanos Verlag, Zürich
- Ewiges Evangelium. Okeanos Verlag, Zürich
- Melissa. Okeanos Verlag, Zürich
- Goethe und Hegel. Okeanos Verlag, Zürich
- Christentum und Sakrament. Okeanos Verlag, Zürich
- Das mythische Jahr.Okeanos Verlag, Zürich
- Nur einen Sommer.Okeanos Verlag, Zürich
- Divinitas Mundi. Okeanos Verlag, Zürich
- Idee und Liebe. Okeanos Verlag, Zürich
- Gedanke und Gegenwart. Okeanos Verlag, Zürich
- Natur und Geist. Okeanos Verlag, Zürich
- Die Kategorien des Aristoteles. Okeanos Verlag, Zürich
- Im Zeichen des Rosenkreuzes. Okeanos Verlag, Zürich
- Christologie des Bewusstseins. Okeanos Verlag, Zürich
- Das Jahr unseres Herrn. Okeanos Verlag, Zürich
- Es kann geschehen…Bruchstücke einer grossen christlichen Konfession. Okeanos Verlag, Zürich
- Jesus Christus vere homo vere Deus. Okeanos Verlag, Zürich
- Anthropos Sophia. Okeanos Verlag, Zürich
- Gott und Welt und Mensch. Okeanos Verlag, Zürich