Background
Lilje, Johannes Ernst Richard was born on August 20, 1899 in Hannover, Germany. Son of Theodor and Maria (Gottschalk) Lilje.
Lilje, Johannes Ernst Richard was born on August 20, 1899 in Hannover, Germany. Son of Theodor and Maria (Gottschalk) Lilje.
Student Göttingen U., Leipzig U., Kloster Loccum, Hannover, Germany. Student pastor at Technical Hochschule, Hannover, 1924-1926. Student Christian Movement, 1927-1935.
Student Christian Fedn.
General secretary German Student Christian Movement, 1927-1935. General secretary Luth. President central com.
Editor of Die Furche, 1934-1942, Die Junge Kirche, 1933-1935, Deutsches Allgemeines Sonntagsblatt, 1948-1977.
Author: Luther Now, 1946. The Valley of the Shadow, 1947. And others. Editor of Die Furche, 1934-1942, Die Junge Kirche, 1933-1935, Deutsches Allgemeines Sonntagsblatt, 1948-1977.
The Last Book of the Bible, 1940. Welt unter Gott, 1956. Kirche Und Welt, 1956.
Christianity in a Divided Europe, 1964. Martin Luther, 1964.
Member Council Evangelical Church in Germany, 1945-1973, vice president, 1949-1967. Member of Executive Committee Lutheran World Federation, 1947-1970, president, 1952-1957, a president, 1968-1970. Member central committee World Council Churches, 1948-1975.
Served with German Army, 1917-1918. Member British and Foreign Bible Society, American Bible Society.