The Nobleman Among the Brothers
The Life of the Pomeranian Farmer, Christian, and Statesman Adolph von Thadden-Trieglaff
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yes, even to distant foreign lands. They were, in their time, known as the “Pomeranian Conservatives”. If you want to mention his thoughtfulness and his single-mindedness as his most outstanding characteristics, he was, of course, not a typical Pomeranian. He possessed much of what is often lacking in the Pomeranian—an open mind toward new people and events, quickness at repartee, and quickness to form judgment. But again, the faithfulness and dependability, which are attributed to the Pomeranian, he had in common with them. He personified a part of Pomeranian history; yes, he himself had helped a little to develop its breadth and rendered a great service to his homeland thereby.
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While from this volume the reader will learn about the agricultural, economic, cultural, and political systems in place in Pomerania in the mid 1800’s, its greater appeal today might be for the role Adolph von Thadden played in the church of his day and in the spiritual lives of those around him.
Adolph Ferdinand von Thadden, a Pomeranian country nobleman! He was this in a literal sense. Though by birth a Berliner, he was firmly rooted in
The key to understanding the personality of Adolph von Thadden is found elsewhere than in his nobility, his Pomeranianism and Prussianism. Instead, it is found in his Christian convictions. His love for Christ became the cantus firmus (main melody) which rang through his whole being and blossomed in his service of state and church, in the family and in his calling.
Whether serious or in jest he seemed to have an apt quotation from the Bible or the classics for most every situation. His most embarrassing experience might have been the burning down of most of Trieglaff with the errant fireworks at daughter Marie’s “fire wedding.” His most painful year contained the death of a son, daughter, and wife—his handling of these tragedies influenced the conversion of friend Ott von Bismarck to the Christian faith.
Von Thadden’s Free Conferences in Trieglaff were attended by clergy and laity who were interested in or involved in the renewal movement in the church in
On reading this book one can become totally impressed with the Christian faith of Adolph von Thadden, and his effective sharing of that faith with his family, his farmworkers and townspeople, fellow estate owners, in Parliament, and in the church in Trieglaff and in
About the Author
Wolfgang Marzahn, a German Lutheran pastor and author, researched and wrote extensively about the Pomeranian people. In his retirement in 1982 he made a trip to
His passion and care for a healthy church, his admiration for those who contend for the faith in their own lives, and his love for