Hans Ehrenberg
Hans Ehrenberg | |
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ca. 1940 | |
| Born | Hans Philipp Ehrenberg 4 June 1883 |
| Died | 21 March 1958 (aged 74) |
| Nationality | German |
| Occupation(s) | professor of philosophy minister, Christuskirche, Bochum |
| Years active | 1905–1958 |
| Spouse | Else Anna Zimmermann |
| Children | 2, including Andreas |
| Theological work | |
| Language | German |
| Tradition or movement | Protestantism Confessing Church (co-founder) |
| Main interests | Political science, economics, sociology, philosophy, theology, ecumenism, antisemitism, peace, truth, goodness, liberation |
Hans Philipp Ehrenberg (German: [hans ˈeː.ʁənbɛʁk] ⓘ; 4 June 1883 – 21 March 1958) was a German Jewish philosopher and theologian. One of the co-founders of the Confessing Church, he was forced to emigrate to England because of his Jewish ancestry and his opposition to Nazism.