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[English Version] (OAM). Die OAM wurde am 4.6.1884 in Weimar unter dem Namen Allg. Ev.-prot. Missionsverein (AEPM) gegründet. Sie geht zurück auf den Schweizer Pfarrer E. Buß. Der liberal ausgerichtete AEPM diente dem Zweck, »... christl. Rel. und Kultur unter den nichtchristl. Völkern auszubreiten in Anknüpfung an die bei diesen schon vorhandenen Wahrheitselemente« (@ 2 der Statuten). Die Organisation war international ausgerichtet mit Landesverbänden in der Schweiz, Deutschland, im Elsaß und in …

[English Version] Spinner, Heinrich Wilfrid (12.10.1854 Bonstetten – 31.8.1918 Weimar), Dr. theol. (Zürich 1891), 1878 Pfarrer der Zürcher Kirche, 1884 Mitbegründer des Allg. Ev.-prot. Missionsverein (AEPM; Ostasien-Mission); Von 1885–1891 war S. erster Japanmissionar des AEPM und gründete die deutschsprachigen Gemeinden in Tokyo (1885) und Yokohama (1886); in den Jahren 1892–1896 war er Oberpfarrer in Ilmenau, Thüringen, 1896–1918 Oberhofprediger und ab 1900 Geheimer Kirchenrat in Weimar. S. war ein warmherziger, freisinniger Prediger und Seelsorger. Heyo E. Hamer Bi…

[German Version] In the history of missions in general, the “mission to educate” (Ger. Bildungsmission) as a programmatic concept can be traced back to Jesus' missionary commandment, “Go therefore and make disciples of all nations … teaching them …” (Matt 28:19–20). For in classic missions the education of candidates for baptism (catechumenate) is inseparable from the ministry of proclamation. Nevertheless, the term has not become widely accepted. Within cultural Protestantism, though, the term is not commonl…

[German Version] (Oct 12, 1854, Bonstetten – Aug 31, 1918, Weimar), Dr.theol. (Zürich, 1891). In 1878 he was appointed pastor of the Zürcher Kirche. In 1884 he was a co-founder of the Allgemeiner Evangelisch-protestantischer Missionsverein (AEPM; Ostasien-Mission); from 1885 to 1891 he was the first missionary of the AEPM in Japan, establishing German-speaking congregations in Tokyo (1885) and Yokohama (1886). From 1892 to 1896, he served as senior pastor in Ilmenau, Thuringia; from 1896 to 1918 h…

[German Version] (Feb 15, 1843, Tenniken – May 13, 1928 Glarus). After pursuing theological and religious studies in Bern, Berlin, and Tübingen, Buss was active as a pastor in Switzerland. In 1884, his award-winning piece on Christian missionary activity provided the basis for the establishment of the German-Swiss Allgemeiner Evangelisch-Protestantischer Missi…

[German Version] The Ostasien-Mission (OAM) was founded in Weimar on Jun 4, 1884,under the name Allgemeiner Evangelisch-Protestantischer Missionsverein (AEPM). It reflected the liberal missionary ideas of E. Buss, a Swiss pastor. The purpose of the AEPM was “…to spread Christian religion and civilization among non-Christian peoples, building on ¶ the elements of truth already present” (§2 of its statutes). The organization was international, with local associations in Switzerland, Germany, Alsace, and Luxembourg; its headquarters was in Berlin…