Christoph Blumhardt

Christoph Blumhardt
Christoph Blumhardt
Short Name: Christoph Blumhardt
Full Name: Blumhardt, Christoph, 1842-1919
Birth Year: 1842
Death Year: 1919

Wikipedia Biography

Christoph Friedrich Blumhardt (1842–1919) was a German Lutheran theologian and one of the founders of Christian socialism in Germany and Switzerland. He was a well-known preacher. In 1899 he announced his support for socialism and joined the Social Democratic Party of Germany; for this, he lost his position as minister. The next year, he was elected to the state parliament of Württemberg. In time, the younger Blumhardt became quite renowned as a mass evangelist and faith healer. But after a very successful "crusade" in Berlin in 1888, he drastically cut back both activities, saying,

Texts by Christoph Blumhardt (4)sort descendingAsAuthority LanguagesInstances
Come, O come, dear children allChristoph Blumhardt, 1842-1919 (Author)English2
I will come soon, These words we hear todayChristoph Blumhardt, 1842-1919 (Author)English2
Jesus lives, you will beholdChristoph Blumhardt, 1842-1919 (Author)English2
O rich in joy, O golden nightChristoph Blumhardt (Author)English2

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