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Ludwig Ingwer Nommensen
German Lutheran proselytizer (1834–1918)
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Nommensen, Ingwer Ludwig (1834-1918)
Pioneer missionary to the Batak in Sumatra
Born in Nordstrand, Schleswig, then a Danish territory, Nommensen graduated from the Rhenish Mission Seminary, Wuppertal, Germany, and went to Sumatra, Indonesia (then the Netherland’s East Indies), arriving there in 1862 as a missionary of the Rhenish Mission Society. He settled among the independent Toba Batak in the Silindung Valley and baptized the first converts in 1865. The chief, Pontas Lumbantobing, became his friend and supported the mission. Together with P.H. Johannsen and A. Mohri, Nommensen withstood the opposition of the local datu priests. Church rulers and a common order of worship were drawn up in 1866. In 1881 he drafted a constitution to organize the growing Christian movement as a “people’s church.” In 1885 he moved north, pioneering in the Lake Toba region, and some years later he expanded the work to the Simelungun Batak. He consolidated the work by establishing advanced schools, hospitals, and a theological seminary.
Nommensen and his wife lost a child in Indonesia in 1868 and a second one four years later. In 1887 his wife died in Germany, leaving him with four children. He remarried in 1892. In 1901 his son Christian was murdered in Sumatra. In 1909 his second wife die
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A biographical study of Ingwer Ludwig Nommensen, 1834-1918 : pioneer missionary to the Bataks of Sumatra / Martin E. Lehmann
- Bib ID:
- 1493848
- Format:
- Book
- Author:
- Lehmann, Martin E
- Description:
- Lewiston : E. Mellen Press, c1996
- xi, 362 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.
- ISBN:
- 0773489630
- 088946068X (ser)
- Series:
- Studies in the history of missions ; v. 13.
- Full contents:
- I. A Boy's Solemn Promise to God
- II. The Quest for an Open Door
- III. On the Road to Fulfillment
- IV. Pursuing the Vision
- V. Perilous Beginnings
- VI. First Fruits of the Gospel in Silindung
- VII. Growth and Shape of the New Community
- VIII. The Unfolding Strategy
- IX. Focus on the Family
- X. Claiming Toba for Christ
- XI. The Continuing Challenge
- XII. Forward - Venture Beyond Toba
- XIII. Sunset Years of Leadership
- XIV. A Committed Servant.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (p. [351]-354) and indexes.
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