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[German Version] (Apr 25, 1881, Leipzig – Nov 8, 1935, Halle an der Salle), New Testament scholar at Leiden (1914–1929), Kiel (1929–1935), and Halle (1935). In his commentaries (2 Corinthians, Hebrews, the Catholic Epistles, Barnabas) and a wealth of other publications (including studies of the Sermon on the Mount and the NT doctrine of sin), he proved himself an advocate of liberal theology and a representative of the History of Religions school. Hans-Michael Körner Bibliography G. Delling & M.J. Fiedler, “In memoriam Hans Windisch,” ThLZ 81, 1956, 499–510 (bibl.) E. Beijer, “Hans …

[German Version] (May 23, 1881, Trier – Apr 25, 1952, Rome, Vatican City), is one of the most controversial figures of German political Catholicism. Much influenced by his studies in Rome, and from 1920 a close confidant of Eugenio Pacelli, the later Pope Pius XII, he entered politics as a Centrist member in the Weimar National Assembly in 1919. He was a member of the Reichstag from 1920 to 1933, and chair of the Center Party (Parties: III) from 1928 to 1933. Probably in ignorance of the totalitar…