I never longed for a God; on my own I never feared a God or felt any need to invent one. Yet I regretfully find myself forced to conclude that God, of his own accord, longs for me. God is on my heels, like a heavenly hound.

— Ulrich Parzany (b. 1941), Evangelist, Pfarrer, ehem. Leiter von ProChrist und CVJM-Generalsekretär

Topics: Doubt & Hard Questions, Faith & Trust

Ulrich Parzany

Ulrich Parzany (* 1941) ist ein deutscher evangelischer Pfarrer und Evangelist, der insbesondere als langjähriger Generalsekretär des CVJM und als Hauptredner der Großevangelisation „ProChrist“ bekannt wurde. Er steht für eine pietistisch geprägte Bekehrungstheologie sowie das Festhalten an der Autorität der Bibel und gründete 2016 das konservative „Netzwerk Bibel und Bekenntnis“. Während er für Bibelleser als rhetorisch prägnanter Evangelist greifbar ist, stoßen seine strikt konservativen Positionen, insbesondere zur Homosexualität, in Gesellschaft und Kirche auf anhaltende Kritik.

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