Ernest Gordon Rupp, (Born January 7, 1910 in London, died December 19, 1986 in Cambridge, England). London ( ˈlʌndən is the capital and largest urban area in the United Kingdom. The city of Cambridge (ˈkeɪmbrɪdʒ is a university town and the administrative centre of the county of Cambridgeshire, England was a Methodist preacher, historian and Luther scholar. Methodism is a movement within Protestant Christianity represented by a number of denominations and organizations Preacher is a term the for someone who preaches Sermons or gives homilies See also History An historian is an individual who studies and writes about History, and is regarded as an Authority on it Martin Luther (November 10 1483 February 18 1546 was a German Monk, theologian, university professor Father of Protestantism, and church reformer [1]
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Early Life and Education
Rupp attended Owen's School in Islington area of London. Islington is the central district of the London Borough of Islington. [2] He studied history at King's College in London[3], theology at Cambridge's Wesley House, and in Strasbourg and Basel during 1936-37. King's College London is a British Higher education institution and co-founding constituent college of the federal University of London. The city of Cambridge (ˈkeɪmbrɪdʒ is a university town and the administrative centre of the county of Cambridgeshire, England Strasbourg (Strasbourg stʁazbuʁ Alsatian: Strossburi,; Straßburg) is the capital and principal City of the Alsace région "Basilia" redirects here For the Fly Genus, see Basilia (fly. [4]
Ministry
From 1938-1946 he served as a Methodist minister in New Eltham and Chislehurst, England (southeast London). New Eltham is a commuter Suburb in the London Borough of Greenwich, England, although the Dulverton catchment area to the North side of Footscray Road falls He came to public notice in 1945 when he challenged the charge that Martin Luther was the spiritual ancestor of Hitler. The charge was made by Peter F. Wiener in a widely distributed pamphlet, Martin Luther: Hitler's Spiritual Ancestor. [1]
In 1946, Rupp served as the assistant to the Principle of Wesley House. In 1947, he was appointed assistant professor at Richmond College. [5]
Rupp participated in the reconstruction efforts of the World Council of Churches in Europe. The World Council of Churches ( WCC) is an international [6] In 1947, he visited Berlin, Nuremberg, Stuttgart, Heidelberg, Frankfurt, Hamburg, Bremen and Delmenhorst. Berlin is the capital city and one of sixteen states of Germany. Stuttgart (ˈʃtʊtgaɐ̯t is the capital of the state of Baden-Württemberg in southern Germany. Heidelberg is a city in Baden-Württemberg, Germany. As of 2006 over 140000 people live within the city's area Hamburg (English, German: ˈhambʊɐk local pronunciation Low German / Low Saxon: Hamborg) is the second-largest city in Germany Bremen (ˈbʁeːmən is a Hanseatic city in northwestern Germany (official name Stadtgemeinde Bremen / City Municipality of Bremen Delmenhorst (ˈdɛlmənhɔʁst is an urban district ( Kreisfreie Stadt) in Lower Saxony, Germany. During this time, he lectured at the conference of the Methodist church of Northwest Germany. [7]
After his tenure at Richmond (1947-1952), he served at Wesley House in Cambridge. Wesley House is a Methodist theological College (or Seminary) in Cambridge, England, founded in 1921 as a base for In 1956, he was appointed professor of Church History at the University of Manchester. The University of Manchester is a " red brick " civic University located in Manchester, England. He lectured there until 1967, when he returned to Wesley House in Cambridge as its Principal. At the same time (1968-1977) he served as Dixie Professor of Ecclesiastical History at the University of Cambridge. The Dixie Professorship of Ecclesiastical History is one of the senior professorships in History at the University of Cambridge. The University of Cambridge (often Cambridge University) located in Cambridge, England, is the second-oldest university in the 1969, he served as the president of the British Methodist church. [8]
Rupp received Honorary doctorates from Cambridge, University of Aberdeen, University of Manchester and University of Paris, and was appointed as a Fellow of the British Academy in 1970. The University of Aberdeen is an Ancient university founded in 1495, in Old Aberdeen, Scotland. The University of Manchester is a " red brick " civic University located in Manchester, England. The historic University of Paris (Université de Paris first appeared in the second half of the 13th century The British Academy is the United Kingdom 's National academy for the Humanities and the Social sciences It was established by Royal Charter [9]
Notes
- ^ Biographisch-Bibliographisches Kirchenlexicon s. v. "Rupp, Ernest Gordon," (by Karl Heinz Voigt), (Verlag Traugott Bautz, 2006)
- ^ Voigt, "Rupp, Ernest Gordon. "
- ^ John Munsey Turner, "Gordon Rupp (1910-1986) as Historian" Epworth Review 18 (1991) No. 1:70.
- ^ Turner, 70.
- ^ Turner, 71.
- ^ Turner, 77.
- ^ Voigt, "Rupp, Ernest Gordon. "
- ^ Voigt, "Rupp, Ernest Gordon. "
- ^ Voigt, "Rupp, Ernest Gordon. "
Works by Gordon Rupp
Holy Book and holy tradition: International colloquium held in the Faculty of Theology, University of Manchester. ed. F. F. Bruce & E. Gordon Rupp. Manchester, England: Manchester University Press, 1968.
Rupp, E. Gordon. "I seek my brethren:" Bishop Bell and the German Churches. London: Epworth, 1975.
Rupp, E. Gordon. Is this a Christian Country? , 1941.
Rupp, E. Gordon. Luther's progress to the Diet of Worms, 1521. NL: NP, 1951.
Rupp, E. Gordon. The King of Glory: Studies in St. Paul's Epistle to the Colossians London: Epworth Press, 1940.
Rupp, E. Gordon. Martin Luther, Hitler's Cause or Cure? London and Redhill, Lutterworth press, 1945.
Rupp, E. Gordon. Religion in England 1688 - 1791. London : S. C. M. Press, 1975.
Rupp, E. Gordon. The Righteousness of God: Luther studies. , London: Hodder and Stoughton, 1953.
Rupp, E. Gordon. Study in the making of the English Protestant Tradition, Mainly into the Reign of Henry VIII. Cambridge, England: Cambridge University Press,, 1947.
Rupp, E. Gordon. Thomas More: the King's good servant, New York : Collins, 1978.
Resources
Biographisch-Bibliographisches Kirchenlexicon s. v. "Rupp, Ernest Gordon," (by Karl Heinz Voigt), (Verlag Traugott Bautz, 2006).
Turner, John Munsey. "Gordon Rupp (1910-1986) as Historian" Epworth Review 18 (1991) No. 1:70-82.
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