Ein Pfarrer und sein „Leben nach dem Tod“ | Stefan Lampe im Gespräch
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Stefan Lampe is a Catholic priest in Wohldenberg, Germany. He experienced a profound near-death experience during a car accident, which permanently changed him and his faith.
In an interview with Thanatos TV, he recalls this pivotal experience and explains why he is now convinced that all religious faith is ultimately just a crutch.
A note about this interview:
The conversation focused primarily on Father Lampe's experiences and how he processed them. Further Christological questions were not addressed. Here is a quote from my correspondence with Pastor Lampe, which can be understood as a supplement to the interview:
“Where, in what I have experienced, is there ‘room’ for Christ? This question was not one of the aims of the interview. Asked hundreds of times, however, I am happy to add to my ‘stammering’: The experience, which I described as an ‘addition of the self,’ led into a space not just of the self, but of unconditional love. I could also say: of the ‘you,’ of being accepted, of being known, of the feeling ‘This is where I belong,’ even to the unsettling realization, ‘This is where I have always been.’ This ‘you,’ far transcending my ‘I,’ was unequivocally personal. I was not in an ‘I-heaven,’ but in the presence of an indescribable friendship. For me, this has a name: Christ. But lovingly, the Church, the Bible, and our denominational thought patterns Christ, transcending all things and encompassing all humanity. Back then, over 20 years ago, I wasn't immediately aware of that. But when I read the Letter to the Colossians today, and the hymn that says, "In him all things hold together," I'm mentally transported back to that "non-place" of my past. Please forgive me that many further theological questions in this context remain unanswered for me. Let's wait and see. – Stefan Lampe."
Table of Contents:
00:20 What did you experience during the car accident?
03:06 How did you experience that state?
06:29 To what extent did this change your self-perception?
10:44 Did this assessment of your life have a lasting impact on your subsequent life?
12:28 Were there any other aspects to those few seconds?
15:50 Did you feel the need to talk about it with other people, either within or outside the church?
17:26 To what extent has the experience changed your life as a theologian?
19:37 Have you incorporated your experiences into a church service?
23:30 In your opinion, what would be the right way to deal with near-death experiences? Is the church even the right place for this?
25:59 If devout people describe near-death experiences as demonic influences or appearances of the devil, what would you say to that?
30:21 Do near-death experiences lead to a more mature faith?
Credits:
Camera, Director: Heike Sucky
Editing, Design: Werner Huemer
℗ Mediaservice Werner Huemer
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Vielen Dank auch an den Channel Thanatos, den ich zu schätzen weiß, unter anderem weil er Nahtoderfahrungen nicht benutzt, um religiöse Beweise zu liefern.
Ein Pfarrer und sein „Leben nach dem Tod“ | Stefan Lampe im Gespräch
Thanatos TV
349,520 views
Stefan Lampe is a Catholic priest in Wohldenberg, Germany. He experienced a profound near-death experience during a car accident, which permanently changed him and his faith.
In an interview with Thanatos TV, he recalls this pivotal experience and explains why he is now convinced that all religious faith is ultimately just a crutch.
A note about this interview:
The conversation focused primarily on Father Lampe's experiences and how he processed them. Further Christological questions were not addressed. Here is a quote from my correspondence with Pastor Lampe, which can be understood as a supplement to the interview:
“Where, in what I have experienced, is there ‘room’ for Christ? This question was not one of the aims of the interview. Asked hundreds of times, however, I am happy to add to my ‘stammering’: The experience, which I described as an ‘addition of the self,’ led into a space not just of the self, but of unconditional love. I could also say: of the ‘you,’ of being accepted, of being known, of the feeling ‘This is where I belong,’ even to the unsettling realization, ‘This is where I have always been.’ This ‘you,’ far transcending my ‘I,’ was unequivocally personal. I was not in an ‘I-heaven,’ but in the presence of an indescribable friendship. For me, this has a name: Christ. But lovingly, the Church, the Bible, and our denominational thought patterns Christ, transcending all things and encompassing all humanity. Back then, over 20 years ago, I wasn't immediately aware of that. But when I read the Letter to the Colossians today, and the hymn that says, "In him all things hold together," I'm mentally transported back to that "non-place" of my past. Please forgive me that many further theological questions in this context remain unanswered for me. Let's wait and see. – Stefan Lampe."
Table of Contents:
00:20 What did you experience during the car accident?
03:06 How did you experience that state?
06:29 To what extent did this change your self-perception?
10:44 Did this assessment of your life have a lasting impact on your subsequent life?
12:28 Were there any other aspects to those few seconds?
15:50 Did you feel the need to talk about it with other people, either within or outside the church?
17:26 To what extent has the experience changed your life as a theologian?
19:37 Have you incorporated your experiences into a church service?
23:30 In your opinion, what would be the right way to deal with near-death experiences? Is the church even the right place for this?
25:59 If devout people describe near-death experiences as demonic influences or appearances of the devil, what would you say to that?
30:21 Do near-death experiences lead to a more mature faith?
Credits:
Camera, Director: Heike Sucky
Editing, Design: Werner Huemer
℗ Mediaservice Werner Huemer
© 2019 Thanatos TV
BECOME A CHANNEL MEMBER and actively support Thanatos TV:
@thanatos-television
Support Thanatos TV with a DONATION:
PayPal: https://www.paypal.com/donate/?hosted...
Bank Details:
Thanatos – Association
IBAN: AT13 1400 0862 1017 7770
BIC: BAWAATWW
Mein Interview mit Pfarrer Stefan Lampe bietet nur eine Zusammenfassung, das Gespräch war in erster Linie auf seine Erlebnisse und deren Verarbeitung fokussiert. Dabei sind weitergehende christologische Fragen offen geblieben. Die zahlreichen Kommentare zu diesem Interview zeigen nun, dass einige Zuschauer an diesem Thema besonders interessiert sind. Daher möchte ich nachstehend auf ein Zitat aus unserer Korrespondenz hinweisen, das als Ergänzung zu dem Interview verstanden werden kann:
„Wo bleibt in dem, was ich erleben durfte, ,Platz‘ für Christus? Diese Frage gehörte nicht zu den Zielen des Interviews. Vielhundertfach gefragt, ergänze ich aber gerne mein ,Stammeln‘: Die Erfahrung, die ich als ,Zugabe des „Ichs‘ wiedergegeben habe, führte hinein in einen Raum eben gerade nicht nur des Ichs, sondern der unbedingten Liebe. Ich könnte auch sagen: des ,Dus‘, der ,Angenommenheit‘, des ,Gekannt-Werdens‘, des Gefühls ,Hier bin ich ja zuhause‘, bis hin zu der verstörenden Ahnung ,Hier war ich schon immer‘. Dieses mein ,Ich‘ weit übersteigende ,DU‘ war eindeutig personell. Ich befand mich nicht in einem ,Ich-Himmel‘, sondern in der Gegenwart einer unbeschreiblichen Freundschaft. Für mich hat das einen Namen: Christus. Aber ein die Kirche, die Bibel und unsere konfessionellen Denkmuster liebevoll übersteigender und alle Menschen umfassender Christus. Damals, vor über 20 Jahren, war mir das so nicht sofort bewusst. Wenn ich aber heute den Kolosserbrief lese, und den Hymnus, in dem es heißt ,In ihm hat alles Bestand‘, bin ich gedanklich wieder an jenem ,Nicht-Ort‘ von damals. Es möge mir verziehen werden, dass viele weitere in diesem Zusammenhang zu stellende theologische Fragen für mich keine Antwort haben. Bleiben wir gespannt. – Stefan Lampe.“