Hans Ehrenberg

Hans Ehrenberg
Portrait of Hans Ehrenberg
ca. 1940
Born
Hans Philipp Ehrenberg

(1883-06-04)4 June 1883
Died21 March 1958(1958-03-21) (aged 74)
NationalityGerman
Occupation(s)professor of philosophy
minister, Christuskirche, Bochum
Years active1905–1958
SpouseElse Anna Zimmermann
Children2, including Andreas
Theological work
LanguageGerman
Tradition or movementProtestantism
Confessing Church
(co-founder)
Main interestsPolitical 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.