Английская Википедия:Gérard Dagon

Материал из Онлайн справочника
Перейти к навигацииПерейти к поиску

Gérard Dagon (4 April 1936, Strasbourg - 22 May 2011, Gandrange)[1] was a French evangelical pastor, teacher, author, publisher and long-time Christian countercultist.

Early life and education

He got a Master of Divinity at the faculty of Protestant theology in the University of Strasbourg.[2]

Ministry

He became pastor of the Protestant Reformed Church of Alsace and Lorraine (EPRAL) in 1959, then directed the Union of Evangelical Churches Chrischona (Union des Églises évangéliques Chrischona).[3] He participated in the creation of the evangelical directory, then became president of the (Fédération évangélique de France) in 1991 for a few years .[4] He founded, alongside others such as Swiss pastor and former member of the ADFI Paul Ranc, the association Vigi-sectes in 1998 who fights against cults from an evangelical perspective.[3] He published books about Protestant movements, about Christian-oriented groups he considered cults because of their supposed biblical errors,[5] and an extensive encyclopedia on Christianity. He listed 150 people who have claimed to be the Messiah from the first century CE.[6] At the end of his ministry, he became pastor of an Independent Baptist church in Moselle.[7]

Reception

In 1998, the pastor of the Reformed Church of Alsace and Lorraine Sylvain Dujancourt accused Dagon of using his anti-cult campaign to attract new people to his church.[3]

Sébastien Fath considered Dagon a "key figure of French evangelical Protestantism since the 1970s",[8] and Émile Poulat qualified him a "pioneer" in the religious issues.[9]

Main works

  • Les Sectes en France, 1958
  • Petites églises de France, Amneville, six volumes, 1960s-1970s
  • Parlons sectes, Barnabas editions, 1991, Шаблон:ISBN
  • Panorama de la France Évangélique, Barnabas editions, 1993, Шаблон:ISBN
  • Les Sectes à visage découvert : Tome 1 , Yerres : Barnabas editions, 1995, Шаблон:ISBN
  • Les Sectes à visage découvert : Tome 2 , Dozulé :Barnabas editions, 1997, Шаблон:ISBN
  • Nouvelle Encyclopédie chrétienne, Gandrange, 2005, 1247 p., Шаблон:ISBN

References

Шаблон:Reflist

External links

Шаблон:Authority controlШаблон:Opposition to new religious movements