Hans Meiser (16 February 1881, Nuremberg - 8 June 1956, Munich) was a German Protestant theologian, pastor and from 1933 to 1955 the first 'Landesbischof' of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Bavaria. Today Meiser's political stance between 1933 and 1945 is intensely studied and debated within the parameters of Germany's Culture of Remembrance. In his unsuccessful attempt to maintain his 'landeskirche' and its independence he decided to make several compromises with the Nazi state. His attitude towards Judaism is also controversial in light of studies of the Shoah.
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| - Hans Meiser (* 16. Februar 1881 in Nürnberg; † 8. Juni 1956 in München) war deutscher evangelischer Theologe, Pfarrer und von 1933 bis 1955 erster Landesbischof der Evangelisch-Lutherischen Kirche in Bayern. (de)
- Hans Meiser (16 February 1881, Nuremberg - 8 June 1956, Munich) was a German Protestant theologian, pastor and from 1933 to 1955 the first 'Landesbischof' of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Bavaria. Today Meiser's political stance between 1933 and 1945 is intensely studied and debated within the parameters of Germany's Culture of Remembrance. In his unsuccessful attempt to maintain his 'landeskirche' and its independence he decided to make several compromises with the Nazi state. His attitude towards Judaism is also controversial in light of studies of the Shoah. (en)
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| - Hans Meiser (* 16. Februar 1881 in Nürnberg; † 8. Juni 1956 in München) war deutscher evangelischer Theologe, Pfarrer und von 1933 bis 1955 erster Landesbischof der Evangelisch-Lutherischen Kirche in Bayern. Heute ist die politische Haltung Meisers in der Zeit zwischen 1933 und 1945 Gegenstand intensiver erinnerungskultureller und wissenschaftlicher Debatten. Im Bestreben, die Unabhängigkeit seiner Landeskirche zu erhalten, entschied Meiser sich dafür, zahlreiche Kompromisse mit dem NS-Staat einzugehen. Auch Meisers Haltung zum Judentum ist im Lichte des heutigen Wissens über die Shoah umstritten. Meiser setzte sich theologisch in der Tradition Wilhelm Löhes für eine Kirche mit einem klaren lutherischen Bekenntnis ein. Anders als bekannte bayerische Theologieprofessoren wie Werner Elert, Paul Althaus oder Hermann Sasse erkannte Meiser ausdrücklich die Barmer Theologische Erklärung an und suchte hier die Verbindung mit Unierten und Reformierten. Seine konfessionalistische Ausrichtung schied ihn von Martin Niemöller. (de)
- Hans Meiser (16 February 1881, Nuremberg - 8 June 1956, Munich) was a German Protestant theologian, pastor and from 1933 to 1955 the first 'Landesbischof' of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Bavaria. Today Meiser's political stance between 1933 and 1945 is intensely studied and debated within the parameters of Germany's Culture of Remembrance. In his unsuccessful attempt to maintain his 'landeskirche' and its independence he decided to make several compromises with the Nazi state. His attitude towards Judaism is also controversial in light of studies of the Shoah. Theologically, Meiser was in the tradition of Wilhelm Loehe, supporting a single church with a single clear Lutheran confessional identity. Unlike other Bavarian theology professors such as Werner Elert, Paul Althaus and Hermann Sasse, Meiser explicitly recognized the Barmen Theological Declaration and engaged with the links it brought to Unitarians and the Reformed Church. His confessional orientation aligned him with Theophil Wurm and divided him from Martin Niemöller. (en)
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