"It doesn't matter what you believe, only that you believe" – that is the creed of postmodern man. Fine and well, but if someone mistakes a streetlamp for an apple tree, he will be sorely disappointed at harvest time.

— Detlev Fleischhammel (b. 1952), Theologe, Prediger, christlicher Autor

Topics: Doubt & Hard Questions, Wisdom & Understanding

Detlev Fleischhammel

Detlev Fleischhammel (* 1952) ist ein deutscher evangelikaler Theologe, Prediger und Autor, der nach Missionstätigkeit in Haiti langjährig im freikirchlichen Gemeindedienst in Deutschland wirkte. Er steht für eine konservativ-bibeltreue Theologie mit Schwerpunkten auf verbindlicher Gemeindeseelsorge, biblischer Konfliktbewältigung und der kritischen Auseinandersetzung mit modernen Gemeindeaufbaumodellen. Bibellesern begegnet er heute vor allem durch praktisch-theologische Veröffentlichungen sowie durch pointierte Aphorismen zur christlichen Lebensführung.

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