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Published on: 02-04-2021
Friedensau Adventist University near Magdeburg in Germany and Bogenhofen Seminary in Austria, both institutions of the Seventh-day Adventist Church, mourn the death of Johann (Hans) Heinz on January 27, 2021, in Braunau, Austria, at 91, as a result of a COVID-19 infection.
Hans Heinz, born on April 30, 1930, is considered the first important German-speaking Adventist systematic theologian, according to the Board of Trustees of Friedensau Adventist University. He was a theology teacher at Bogenhofen Seminary from 1957 to 1978; a lecturer in systematic theology and director of the former Marienhöhe Seventh-day Adventist Theological Seminary in Darmstadt, Germany, from 1982 to 1995; and a visiting lecturer at Friedensau Adventist University from 1991. He shaped several generations of Adventist pastors.
Johann Hans Heinz has Passed Away
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Hans Heinz is considered one of the most important theologians of German-speaking Adventism.
The Friedensau College near Magdeburg and Bogenhofen Seminary, both institutions of the Seventh-day Adventist Church, mourn the death of Dr. Johann (Hans) Heinz ( 30.04.1930), who died on January 27, in Braunau, Austria, at the age of 91 as a result of a COVID-19 infection.
Hans Heinz is considered the first important German-speaking Adventist systematic theologian, according to the Board of Trustees of Friedensau College. He was a teacher of theology at Bogenhofen Seminary in Austria from 1957 to 1978; a lecturer in systematic theology and director of the Marienhöhe Seventh-day Theological Seminary, in Darmstadt, from 1982 to 1995; and a visiting lecturer at Friedensau College from 1991. He shaped several generations of Adventist pastors.