Huub Oosterhuis
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Born | Hubertus Gerardus Josephus Henricus Oosterhuis 1 November 1933 Amsterdam, Netherlands |
Died | 9 April 2023 Amsterdam, Netherlands | (aged 89)
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Period | 1961–2023 |
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Notable works | Liedboek voor de Kerken (1973) |
Hubertus Gerardus Josephus Henricus "Huub" Oosterhuis (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈhyp ˈoːstərhœys]; 1 November 1933 – 9 April 2023) was a Dutch theologian and poet. He is mainly known for his contribution to Christian music and liturgy in Dutch and also in German, used in both Protestant and Catholic churches. He authored over 60 books and over 700 hymns, songs, psalms (often in an own interpretation), and prayers. Several of his songs were translated, and he received international awards and recognition.
Life and career
Oosterhuis was born on 1 November 1933 in
From 1954, inspired by Che Guevara who said that churches have the potential to transform the social structure of society, Oosterhuis combined his religious position with political activism.[4]
In 1965, Oosterhuis was appointed priest of the student parish in Amsterdam, Studentenekklesia.
His political views, conflicts regarding the liturgy, and unorthodox views regarding
In the 1960s and 1970s, his liturgical texts were put to music by his fellow former
Oosterhuis founded "De Rode Hoed " ("The Red Hat"), a discussion centre in Amsterdam in 1990, for his student organisation, and was its director until 1998.[11]
Personal life
In 1970, Oosterhuis married nurse and violist Jozefien Melief. They had two children, Trijntje Oosterhuis and Tjeerd Oosterhuis, who both became musicians.[3] They divorced, and he married a second time.[when?][3]
Oosterhuis died on 9 April 2023, at age 89,[3][12][13] after a short illness.[2][5]
Walter Meinrad, a German theologian and musicologist, thinks that the songs by Oosterhuis will leave a lasting impression because they serve no fashion but touch existential human conditions and express tensions such as life and death, doubt and insecurities. Like psalms and other great hymns, his texts show "a sense for the overtones of helplessness, lament and the unfinished" ("ein Gespür für die Obertöne des Unvermögens, der Klage, des Unfertigen").[13]
Work
Oosterhuis wrote over 60 books and more than 700 hymns, songs, psalms (often in an own interpretation), and prayers.[14] Many songs are part of the hymnal Liedboek voor de Kerken .[15] His poetry was not valued in the same way; Gerrit Komrij, editor of an influential anthology of Dutch poetry, referred to him as "the firm Christ & Co.", and did not include a single poem of Oosterhuis's in his anthology.[16]
In 2002,
At De Rode Hoed, André van der Louw announced his Social Democratic Renewal Program, an incentive to reform the Labour Party. Oosterhuis ultimately chose the less-known Socialist Party, as he viewed it as being closer to socialist ideals. He said that "The Socialist Party is closer to the social ethics of the Bible than many Christian parties."[18] He had joined the Socialist Party in 1999, and in the 2006 elections Oosterhuis stood for the party as the final candidate, a symbolic position.[16] After his death in 2023, the party published an in memoriam on their website, saying his inspiration continues to live in the party.[19]
Oosterhuis made a translation of the
Hymns
The first hymn by Oosterhuis was "
Oosterhuis received the German ecumenical Predigtpreis (sermon award) for his life's work in 2014.[3][6]
Translations
Translations into English include At Times I See, The Children of the Poor Man,[24] and Wake Your Power (CD),[25] and also:
- Schillebeeckx, Edward; Oosterhuis, Huub; Hoogeveen, Piet (1983). God is new each moment. Edinburgh: T. & T. Clark. OCLC 10578202.
- Oosterhuis, Huub (1981). Anybody, everybody. Geneva: World Council of Churches. OCLC 7256665.
- ——; Smith, N. D. (1979). Times of life: prayers and poems. New York: Paulist Press. OCLC 6217276.
- ——; Smith, N. D. (1971). Prayers, poems & songs. London: Sheed and Ward. OCLC 16195053.
- ——; McGoldrick, Redmond; Groot, Ger (1975). At times I see. London: Sheed and Ward. OCLC 16292063.
- —— (1976). Open your hearts. London: Sheed and Ward. OCLC 63385924.
- ——; Beeck, Franz Jozef van (1968). Fifty psalms: an attempt at a new translation. London: Burns & Oates. OCLC 73054.
- —— (1968). Your word is near: contemporary Christian prayers. New York: Paulist Press.
References
- ^ "Zum Tod von Huub Oosterhuis". Verlagsgruppe Patmos (in German). Retrieved 15 April 2023.
- ^ a b "Ekklesia Amsterdam » In memoriam Huub Oosterhuis". Ekklesia Amsterdam (in Dutch). 10 April 2023. Retrieved 15 April 2023.
- ^ a b c d e f g "Rebellischer Jesuit und kritischer Theologe: Huub Oosterhuis ist tot". kath.ch (in German). 10 April 2023. Retrieved 14 April 2023.
- ^ SP.nl Tribune Archived 6 February 2006 at the Wayback Machine Interview with Huub Oosterhuis (in Dutch), 22 October 2004.
- ^ a b c ""Eine Liturgie für das moderne Leben"". kiz-online.de (in German). 19 April 2023. Retrieved 14 April 2023.
- ^ a b c d Hollenmann, Michael (16 November 2014). "Huub Oosterhuis für Lebenswerk geehrt" (in German). Deutschlandfunk. Retrieved 30 January 2021.
- ^ "Bisschoppelijk censor keurt bekende kerkliederen af" (in Dutch). Archived from the original on 6 May 2011.
- ^ "The Church in the World". 19 April 1969. p. 18. Archived from the original on 15 September 2015.
- ^ "Huub Oosterhuis, Du Atem meiner Lieder. 100 Lieder und Gesänge" (review) (in German). University of Mainz. 2009. Retrieved 14 April 2023.
- ^ "Huub Oosterhuis-Liedtag" (in German). University of Mainz. 2016. Retrieved 14 April 2023.
- ^ "Bericht overlijden Huub Oosterhuis (1933–2023)". De Rode Hoed (in Dutch). 10 April 2023. Retrieved 15 April 2023.
- ^ "Huub Oosterhuis (1933–2023), invloedrijk vernieuwer én buitenstaander tegen wil en dank" (in Dutch). Trouw. 10 April 2023. Retrieved 10 April 2023.
- ^ a b c Neumann, Felix (14 April 2023). "Tiefe existentielle Wahrheit: Was von Huub Oosterhuis bleibt". katholisch.de (in German). Retrieved 14 April 2023.
- ^ Digital Library for the Dutch literature Author page Huub Oosterhuis (Retrieved: 21 September 2006)
- ^ "Huub Oosterhuis". liedboekcompendium.nl (in Dutch). Retrieved 14 April 2023.
- ^ a b c d Amelink, Herman (10 April 2023). "De Bijbel was zijn inspiratiebron, de taal was zijn instrument en de politiek het werkterrein van zijn geloof" [The bible was his source of inspiration, language was his instrument, and politics was the field of activity of his faith]. NRC Handelsblad (in Dutch). Retrieved 14 April 2023.
- ^ a b "Eredoctoraat VU voor Oosterhuis". Trouw (in Dutch). 19 October 2002.
- ^ Interview in De Telegraaf, 21 December 2002.
- ^ "In memoriam: Huub Oosterhuis" (in Dutch). Socialist Party (Netherlands). 10 April 2023.
- OCLC 150301426.
- OCLC 67651580.
- ^ "Wer leben will wie Gott auf dieser Erde". evangeliums.net (in German). Retrieved 16 April 2023.
- ^ "Lieder von Huub Oosterhuis im Gotteslob". mein-gotteslob.de (in German). 2013. Retrieved 14 April 2023.
- ISBN 978-2-8254-0623-6.
- ^ Oosterhuis, Huub (1994). "Wake Your Power" (PDF). kdc-opac.hosting.ru.nl/lijsten/plaatsing/.
- ^ Carr, Gary W. (1996). The Development of the Book of Worship for United States Forces (PDF). Fort Belvoir, Virginia: Defense Technical Information Center.
Further reading
- Stock, Alex (1994). Hierhin, Atem : zur poetischen Theologie von Huub Oosterhuis (in German). Amsterdam: Lehrhaus & Liturgie. OCLC 263649093.
- Stock, Alex (2011). Andacht : zur poetischen Theologie von Huub Oosterhuis (in German). St. Ottilien: EOS. OCLC 768165501.
- Alex Stock: "Und in den Funken sehe ich". Huub Oosterhuis und seine Poesie in Deutschland. In: Herder Korrespondenz. number 9/2014, pp. 466–470.
- Koeven, Erna van: Huub Oosterhuis. De paus van Amsterdam (in Dutch) biografieportaal.nl 10 April 2023
External links
- Huub Oosterhuis discography at Discogs
- Smet, Eric de: De liederen van Huub Oosterhuis: een overzicht in 10 favorieten (in Dutch) kerknet.be 10 April 2023
- Ekklesia Amsterdam (in Dutch) 2023