In Christianity it is about making the invisible God visible to a world that does not believe.

— Albrecht Goes (1908–2000), Schriftsteller, Pfarrer

Albrecht Goes

Albrecht Goes (1908–2000) war ein deutscher evangelischer Pfarrer und Schriftsteller, der überwiegend in Württemberg wirkte. Bekannt wurde er durch Erzählungen wie „Unruhige Nacht“ und „Das Brandopfer“ sowie durch sein Engagement für Versöhnung, Frieden und den christlich-jüdischen Dialog. Bibellesern begegnet er heute vor allem in Andachten und Textsammlungen durch feinfühlige geistliche Impulse zu Vergebung, Hoffnung und tätiger Nächstenliebe.

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