Rudolf Bultmann: a Biography
Deftly translated into English by Philip E. Devenish ...Rudolf Bultmann: A Biographyis a strongly recommended contribution to academic library collections. --Midwest Book Review, October 2013Rudolf Bultmann ... is widely regarded as one of the three or four Protestant theologians of the twentieth century whose impact on Christian witness and theology promises to be lasting. The value of Konrad Hammann's fine biography is the extent to which it illumines the life and work of this extraordinary human being. --Schubert M. Ogden, University Distinguished Professor of Theology Emeritus at Southern Methodist UniversityIn this outstanding book one encounters not only the history of a problem, namely the compatibility of historical enlightenment and religious beliefs, but also the story of a personality. The biography of Konrad Hammann is thus a prime example of a successful history of ideas. --Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung