Hosted by Friends of the Cathedral

After his excellent series of talks on the Gospels of Mark, Prof James Edwards will speak to Friends of the Cathedral on the life and death of the German theologian, Ernst Lohmeyer. 

Prof Edwards is the author of Between the Swastika and the Sickle: The Life, Disappearance, and Execution of Ernst Lohmeyer. We are delighted to hear him speak about Lohmeyer’s fight against Nazism and Communism.

Friends are asked to RSVP to book their place. There are some tickets available on a first-come-first-served basis to non-members

Please reply by Monday at 5pm to ppccathedral@stmaryscathedral.co.uk 

Ernst Lohmeyer

Lohmeyer was a distinguished theologian in the 1930s and 40s in Germany.  He spoke out against Nazism and antisemitism and was critical of post-war Communism in East Germany, where he lived and worked.

Lohmeyer was arrested by the Soviet secret police when re-establishing the University of Greifswald in East Germany in 1946. He was executed and anyone who mentioned his name in public in the ensuing years of Communist rule in East Germany would be imprisoned for doing so.  

Prof Edwards is the author of Between the Swastika and the Sickle: The Life, Disappearance, and Execution of Ernst Lohmeyer. He has spoken on Lohmeyer in the United States and we are looking forward to hear him tell Friends about Lohmeyer’s moving story of principle and courage that is rooted in his Christian faith.