Emil Brunner
Swiss theologian (1889-1966) · Switzerland · Academics · Died at 76
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Something wrong?Heinrich Emil Brunner (1889-1966) was a Swiss Reformed theologian. Along with Karl Barth, he is commonly associated with neo-orthodoxy or the dialectical theology movement.
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1966Died6 April 19661960Commander's Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of GermanyAward1948Doctor Honoris Causa from the University of ParisAward1946Honorary Doctorate from Princeton UniversityAward1931Honorary Doctor of the University of EdinburghAward1889Born23 December 1889
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Country
Switzerland
Category
Academics
Type
Academic
Status
deceased
Dates
Lived 1889 to 1966 · aged 76
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