Where would we end up // if everyone said // where would we end up // and no one went // to see for once // where one would end up // if one went.

— Kurt Marti (1921–2017), Schriftsteller, Lyriker und Pfarrer

Source: In Kurt Marti: Der Traum, geboren zu sein. Ausgewählte Gedichte. Nagel & Kimche im Hanser Verlag München 2003; hier zitiert nach books.google PA151 C

Topics: Courage & Strength, Hope & Confidence, Discipleship

Occasions: Encouragement, New Year & New Beginnings

Kurt Marti

Kurt Marti (1921–2017) war ein Schweizer evangelisch-reformierter Pfarrer, Schriftsteller und Lyriker, der vor allem in Bern wirkte. Geprägt von Karl Barth und dem religiösen Sozialismus, verband er theologische Lyrik und Mundartdichtung mit politischem Engagement, was ihm wegen seiner pazifistischen Haltung auch heftige gesellschaftliche Kritik eintrug. Bibellesern begegnet er durch seine pointierte Sprache und Aphorismen, die Kernthemen wie Hoffnung, Gerechtigkeit und Schöpfungsverantwortung ohne religiöse Floskeln zur Sprache bringen.

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