# Friedrich Rittelmeyer

> Friedrich Rittelmeyer was a Lutheran German minister, theologian and the principal founder and first leader of The Christian Community. Rittelmeyer came to prominence in the early 20th century as a leading academic liberal theologian and priest in Germany and wrote several books that advocated a socially engaged "Christianity of deeds" (Tatchristentum). During the First World War he eventually became one of the most high-profile clergymen in Germany to publicly oppose the war. From the 1910s his thinking was gradually influenced by the philosopher Rudolf Steiner, and in 1922 a group of mainly Lutheran priests and theology students led by Rittelmeyer founded The Christian Community as an ecumenically oriented Christian community inspired by Steiner's writings; The Christian Community is primarily a liturgical community with only a loose creed, and for that reason rejects Christian dogmas. Rittelmeyer saw it as a continuation of the liberal Christian tradition of which he was the foremost representative in Germany in the early 20th century.

*German theologian (1872-1938)*

**Canonical URL:** https://fame.am/person/friedrich-rittelmeyer

## Identity
- **Born:** 1872-10-05
- **Died:** 1938-03-23
- **Status:** deceased
- **Gender:** male

## Bio

Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump

## Fame
- **Popularity score:** 42.6 / 100
- **Momentum:** 6.2 / 100  (trend: STABLE)
- **Historical depth:** 6.8 / 100
- **Now attention:** 0.0 / 100
- **Source confidence:** 45.0 / 100
- **Profile completeness:** 40.0 / 100

## Sources
- [Friedrich Rittelmeyer](https://sv.wikipedia.org/wiki/Friedrich_Rittelmeyer)
- [فريدريتش ريتيلمير](https://arz.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D9%81%D8%B1%D9%8A%D8%AF%D8%B1%D9%8A%D8%AA%D8%B4_%D8%B1%D9%8A%D8%AA%D9%8A%D9%84%D9%85%D9%8A%D8%B1)
- [Friedrich Rittelmeyer](https://cs.wikipedia.org/wiki/Friedrich_Rittelmeyer)
- [Friedrich Rittelmeyer](https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Friedrich_Rittelmeyer)
- [Friedrich Rittelmeyer](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Friedrich_Rittelmeyer)
- [Friedrich Rittelmeyer](https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Friedrich_Rittelmeyer)
- [Friedrich Rittelmeyer](https://no.wikipedia.org/wiki/Friedrich_Rittelmeyer)
- [Friedrich Rittelmeyer](https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Friedrich_Rittelmeyer)
- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q77846)

---
Generated by Fame.am · https://fame.am/person/friedrich-rittelmeyer